Fixing South Africa’s immigration crisis!
Nicholas Lorimer and Chris Hattingh discuss the revised White Paper on immigration, which has recently been approved by Cabinet and endorsed by Leon Schreiber. They
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South Africa's 40 transformation funds
Nicholas Lorimer and Dr John Endres discuss the complex world of South Africa’s more than 40 murky transformation funds. They also discuss value for money and the R2 billion spent on a leadership school in Gauteng. Lastly, they chat about
Why has SA’s growth crisis not resulted in reform?
With our economy stagnating and the unemployment rate being among the world’s highest, one would have thought that there would be urgent pressures for the ANC to embark on a reform programme to generate growth and jobs.
Praying for water
Michael Morris and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the serious effects of the water crisis on South Africans. They also discuss Ferrochrome smelters and Eskom’s plan to save them. Lastly, they discuss declining rates of alcohol consumption among South Africans and the
Bring back the gatekeepers and the iconoclasts
It is already too late to avoid a full-blown, AI-driven epistemic crisis. We will need trust figures, but who will pay them?
Rural property rights: when the ‘baas’ mentality endures in a new form
“The handover of these title deeds on the eve of Human Rights Day,” President Ramaphosa said at a recent event conferring formal ownership on a community whose claim had taken three decades to process, “reminds us that achieving our freedom
How should we hope the Iran War ends?
The most essential objective has already been achieved in the Iranian conflict, yet many challenges remain.
News Focus: Pope Leo’s Easter message of peace
In his first Easter Mass address as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV, the spiritual leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, called on "those who have the power to unleash wars" to choose peace. “Let us abandon every desire for conflict,
The difference between ad hominem, insult, and taking things personally
(Warning: this article contains swear words and penises.) “Dear fucking lunatic,” reads the salutation of a famous open letter to Donald Trump. It goes on: “At your recent press conference – more a word salad that had a stroke and