Why Ramaphosa may not make it to the finish line

Section 88(2) of the Constitution provides that no person may hold office as President for more than two terms. But in the three decades since South Africa’s democratic dawn, barring Nelson Mandela, no ANC leader has managed to complete their

EFF suggests “Apartheid tax”

Nicholas Lorimer and Makone Maja discuss the EFF’s alternative to the VAT increase. They also discuss the payment of funds to the taxi industry and the IMF growth forecasts for South Africa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WGU9ckGYAU

Racial Quotas: A path to job losses and slow growth

In a display of ethnic nationalism and faith in central planning, the government released its new racial workforce quotas for private companies last week. Since 1994 the ANC has strived to allocate government jobs along the racial lines of the

Meanwhile in the land of AI − vendettas, firehoses, and the race for geopolitical immortality

The volume of political news over the past few months has been deafening. Mainly coming out of the US, of course, but everywhere else too. Trying to make sense of it has been a little overwhelming, even for those who

A solution to the ActionSA conundrum

Arguably one of the most confusing moments in South African political history occurred when ActionSA unexpectedly supported the adoption of the fiscal framework within the national budget. For a party that has built its reputation on being Anti-ANC and holding

Tripling down on BEE

Nicholas Lorimer and Chris Hattingh discuss the ANC tripling down on BEE and how some in the ANC are worried about kicking the DA out of the GNU. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlq_CrjQAxY

VAT Man

The unintended consequence of tariffs: economic education

An enlightening consequence of President Trump’s aggressive tariff campaign is that more people are learning about tariffs and free trade. Don Trump, the boss of the America First syndicate and the self-declared “Tariff Man”, has given many different reasons why