Building Black intergenerational wealth
South Africa has produced a growing cohort of Black professionals and business owners who have broken into the upper reaches of the income distribution. The
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The media’s lazy “racial census” distorts how we vote
Commentators still view election results through racial lenses. It is time to analyse voters by their economic interests, not their skin colour. As the results of the 2026 local government elections trickled in, a familiar refrain echoed across newsrooms and
The complex task of countering rogue governance in SA today
After the end of apartheid back in the early nineties, the political leaders of SA society sat down to negotiate a settlement of their differences and a framework for running the country with efficiency, economy and effectiveness in the twenty-first
Farewell, Telegraph
There was once a CEO of CNN called Jeff Zucker, and at the same time, a reporter on CNN called Brian Stelter, and because they were both bald, whenever Stelter degenerated into a monologue – about how much he hated
Losing AGOA will hurt, but SA’s bigger problems are at home
On 2 November the United States said it intended to end South Africa’s duty-free access under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) from 1 January 2027. President Donald Trump’s letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa, dated 28 October, gives three
The business of bringing back the dead
The woolly mammoth roamed the Earth until about 4,000 years ago. It may be coming back. No, let me be more accurate – it is certainly coming back, although precisely what comes back, and when, is another matter. The original
Renegotiating practical politics in SA through federalisation
This past Monday, 2 November, I took on a new role as the founding Head of the AfriForum Institute for Federalism, while retaining functions in the Free Market Foundation. Yesterday, millions went to the polls hoping to choose a better
The ballot and the broken tap: why local elections are really about whether government still works
South Africans are not merely choosing councillors in the 2026 local government elections. They are passing judgment on whether the layer of government closest to their homes can still perform its most basic duty: delivering water, electricity, safety, roads and
Why I vote, despite it all
The stroll to my voting station was anything but pleasant. Johannesburg’s decay was evident every step of the way as I walked down what remained of the pavement alongside Alamein Road, the main road connecting the southern suburbs of Robertsham