

Renew, Replace and Reform, the three Rs for reviving the ANC’s support
- By Paul Hoffman
- . Apr 19, 2025
The ANC, still the largest party in Parliament but no longer in the majority, has stated publicly that it needs to renew, or it will

The contradictory logic behind export controls
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Apr 18, 2025

How to be a good diplomat
- By Simon Lincoln Reader
- . Apr 18, 2025

SA doesn't have any trade reps
- By Daily Friend
- . Apr 17, 2025

Soldiers trapped in DRC may have to come home by
- By Staff Writer
- . Apr 19, 2025

British tennis player apologises after asking opponent to put on
- By Staff Writer
- . Apr 19, 2025



Sometimes you do need to praise a dog for barking
- By Marius Roodt
- . Apr 17, 2025
A piece of news caught my eye last week. It was a story from Tanzania about how Tundu Lissu, the leader of the main opposition party, had been arrested and charged with treason. This is ahead of elections that are

How many must die in the name of your being “law-abiding”?
- By Martin van Staden
- . Apr 17, 2025
“We need municipal authorisation,” is a common line heard from community organisers that on its face appears innocuous but might increasingly hold deadly consequences. What will it take for South Africans to break free of the psychological hold the state has

ANC support is cracking
- By Daily Friend
- . Apr 16, 2025
Chris Hattingh and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the ANC’s weakening support base, the ANC’s view of itself, and the health minister promising new hospitals. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZYTWiPqlJw

If the ANC backs down on the VAT increase
- By Jonathan Katzenellenbogen
- . Apr 16, 2025
The ANC appears to be on the verge of backing down on any increase in VAT. At first, the ANC’s back-down on a VAT increase was partial and gradual, but it now looks as if it will be sudden and

Municipalities, do your duty
- By Chris Patterson
- . Apr 16, 2025
Budget 2025, with the drama surrounding it, is all the rage these days. With the Government of National Unity on the ropes, let’s keep talking about how governments spend your money – or do not. Every quarter, National Treasury (NT)

The game has changed: a new era in SA politics
- By Daily Friend
- . Apr 15, 2025
Hermann Pretorius and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the results of an IRR poll which has the DA, for the first time in South African history, being the largest party in a country-wide poll. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTUT-Or7FIk

Mission Impossible
- By David Doubell
- . Apr 15, 2025

How Javier Milei differs from Donald Trump
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Apr 15, 2025
Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, famously gave Elon Musk a chainsaw. As similar as he appears to Donald Trump, he differs in key respects. Milei is often compared to Trump and to other right-wing populist leaders, like Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro. As