Turning TVET training into a valued option
The de-massification of universities via new funding and admission rules must be accompanied by major reforms to technical and vocational training.
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The Real Trade Secret: Wildlife Conservation Is More Complex Than Activist Admits
South Africa Antarctic and Canada’s Arctic are worlds apart; however, people in both regions share the frustration of outsiders trying to dictate how wildlife conservation and sustainable use hunting should take place.
Johannesburg could be that shining city on the hill | Sindile Vabaza
Nicholas Lorimer chats to Sindile Vabaza about what it means to have a vision for Johannesburg, why a city needs a vision, and what Johannesburg has going for it. Read Vabaza's article here: Johannesburg needs more than a fix –
There is nothing suicidal about empathy
The theory that the West is dying of “suicidal empathy” misunderstands liberty, misunderstands the West, and misunderstands empathy itself.
Freedom of thought vs political noise
I was recently reminded of Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard’s observation that people demand freedom of speech as compensation for the freedom of thought they seldom use.
Credible offer on economic opportunity, household security key to winning crucial women’s vote – IRR
A political party that “can make economic opportunity and household security part of the same credible offer will have found a route into one of the ANC’s most important remaining electoral advantages”.
Women hold the key to the ANC's victory or defeat
Michael Morris and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the latest polling report by the IRR on the importance of female voters in the upcoming 2026 local government elections. They also discuss unemployment, March and March and foreigners. Lastly they discuss AI, fake
A lefty prof comes out for Helen
Prolific and persistent, Prof Adam Habib has been a fixture of South Africa’s intellectual milieu for decades. His contributions include books, scholarly articles, opinion pieces and television appearances. These made him, arguably, the only South African academic administrator – at
Don’t miss this morning’s IRR webinar on November election polling insights
With South Africa entering an increasingly competitive political era, and the 4 November Local Government Elections little more than two months away, the political support of women voters is likely to prove decisive in determining the country’s political direction.