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How to defend our Constitution and its values
The local government elections bring the tenets and values of the constitutional dispensation in SA into sharper focus, as registered voters prepare to hold politicians and their parties to account by casting their votes. All elected politicians are obliged to
Fuel costs, fiscal stability, and US midterms shape SA’s risk outlook
Recent highlights from the Centre for Risk Analysis (CRA) cover political, economic, trade and climate risks affecting South African businesses. The focus is on tanker-driven fuel price pressure, a Medium Term Budget Policy Statement that delivers stability but not growth,
The weaponisation of Islamophobia: from Gaza to SA
The growing visibility of anti-Muslim rhetoric in South Africa must be examined against an international backdrop in which Islamophobia has become a powerful political instrument. From attempts to discredit Muslim communities in North America to the demonisation of Muslim traders,
The election is HERE
Hermann Pretorius and Nicholas Lorimer give their final thoughts before the local government elections. https://youtu.be/WafTrbAxC7o
The more things change…
It is a measure of how things have changed that during the early years of democracy, South Africa’s decisive election was always seen as somewhere over the horizon – “It’ll be the one after the upcoming one” – while now
The state cannot find its own guns
The Civilian Secretariat for Police Service has committed to table the Firearms Control Amendment Bill in Parliament by the end of March 2027. According to the draft that circulated in November 2025, the Bill would tighten limits on civilian ownership,
Why will you vote?
Voting Day is no longer some distant, abstract event. It’s right around the corner. Have you thought about what will motivate you to stand in the queue and make your mark next week?
AI is arriving in the nick of time
Media channels sharpen society’s tribal cleavages - thus eroding governance - by making news reporting an exercise in judging.