Is the prime lending rate really a cartel – or a central banking problem?
The Competition Commission is at an advanced stage of an investigation into a cartel involving South African retail banks. The inquiry concerns the prime interest rate used by these banks, which is uniformly set at the repo rate plus 3.5
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More jobs for pals under a damaging new water licensing system
The water crisis South Africa has long faced is looming ever larger as persistent water shedding spreads from rural areas to Johannesburg and other metropoles.
Mosiuoa Lekota was a better man than 100% of UK politicians
At an event in Pretoria in December 2003 unveiling a most unusual co-operation pact between American institutions and the Department of Defence relating to the provision of antiretroviral medication to SANDF personnel (reports at the time suggested a considerable number
They didn't hide the dead rats
John Endres and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the latest on the battle for Joburg. They also discuss the ANC sending condolences to Iran, and the court action against News24 for what they published on a Gauteng mayor. https://www.youtube.com/live/UHyK7x_XyNo?si=DM610D_arHlcmpXs
Is the “PM27” campaign allowed or premature?
In recent days a new website called “PM27.org.za” has attracted a great deal of media attention. Simply google “PM27” to find the extensive mainstream media coverage.
Bitcoin: the freedom money that wants to change the world
Most of us spend our entire lives using money every day. We earn it, we save it, we worry about it, we plan around it – and yet we rarely stop to ask a surprisingly basic question: What is money,
A century for voluntarist self-determination
I had the privilege of speaking at the Future of Nations Conference 2026 hosted by Lex Libertas last week, on a panel about lawfare in the changing world order. I emphasised that individuals and peoples who are concerned about their vital interests cannot
Life can be better in SA
Nicholas Lorimer and Michael Morris discuss the difference between the quality of life in SA’s provinces. They also discuss the life of Mosiuoa Lekota and some dead-end approaches to unemployment. https://www.youtube.com/live/XlpaOOkgqX4?si=xZ12ydy5gtltPY1h
What Iran means for SA
The Iranian navy corvette, Naghdi, which participated in exercises with the SA Navy in January, was sunk in the opening hours of the US aerial attack over the weekend. President Donald Trump said that the US had sunk nine Iranian