The best industrial policy picks no industries
Some economists accuse business of an “investment strike”. Investors don’t strike. They respond to conditions that only government can fix. A year ago, the Stellenbosch
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The Mbeki Code and the latest polls
Terence Corrigan and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the latest polling from News24 on the upcoming local government election. They also discuss the Thabo Mbeki monograph and its claims about BEE and race relations in South Africa. https://youtu.be/zTMbSpLtwTU
Mbeki warns of bloodshed if BEE goes – he has it wrong
According to Thabo Mbeki – or technically, the document put out by the Thabo Mbeki Foundation – for South Africa to abandon its policy trajectory would not merely be a political defeat but would push the country to the edge
Judge the DA by what it does
This article is quite blunt and transparent about who it addresses. I write this for the South African who follows politics relatively closely, believes in free markets, property rights, decentralisation, accountable government and strong institutions but who nevertheless remains sceptical
Which country should represent Africa globally?
Fundamental to answering this question is to ask another: what should that country prioritise? Africa’s global representatives should prioritise development. Moral framing has been over-emphasised to the point of being counterproductive. Adopting a democratic constitution won’t trigger an instant evolution
Braaivleis, rugby, sunshine and car guards
Car guards are a genuinely South African phenomenon. As unique as braaivleis, dipping an Ouma, and load-shedding. Overseas tourists always comment on the lions in the Kruger National Park, the blanket of cloud over Table Mountain and the groups of
Fighting to feel the magic: thoughts from Kaapschehoop
On the second morning of our walk, it was almost completely silent, nothing but the trail ahead of us and the sound of our own footsteps. As I paused just then, I found myself thinking: “I wish more people could
The pursuit of excellence: Grant Wood and William Shirer, from Cedar Rapids to the world
One hundred years ago, in the summer of 1926, Bill Shirer and Grant Wood sat on the terrace of the Deux Magots café in Paris and sipped white wine. Aspiring journalist Shirer was 22, painter Wood 35. Both came from
News Focus: growth SA’s “best jobs programme”
Economic growth “is the best jobs programme South Africa could have”, and until economic constraints holding growth back are removed, there is little hope of reducing the country’s chronic unemployment. So says Anlu Keevé, Economic Policy Analyst and Research Coordinator