A local government design that is fit for purpose
Although largely absent from public conversation, the proposals contained in a recent white paper on local government could herald the most far-reaching set of changes in South African governance since the 1990s. Published in May, it is largely a response
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Who are the Boks?
To appreciate who the Springboks are, it helps to look back in time to who they were.
Johannesburg will turn 150 in 2036
There is a danger that this will be treated as little more than another anniversary to be marked by a municipal programme, a commemorative logo and a series of speeches. That would be a profound waste of the occasion.
Is religion good for us?
Atheists and progressives routinely predict the demise of religion and traditional ways of living. Not only do they predict it, but they have also actively worked for that outcome ever since humankind first realised there were alternatives.
Boarding the trans to nowhere
Noah and I are together in our sitting room. We are having a drink before supper. If this sounds mundane, it is because it is.
IRR cohosts webinar on fixing local government
“Fixing South Africa’s Broken Municipalities” is the title of a webinar next week at which the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) will be introducing a new in-depth study of local government.
ANC fails to submit candidate lists
In today’s Daily Friend Show, Nicholas Lorimer and Ricardo Teixeira discuss reports that the ANC has not managed to submit all of its candidate lists for the upcoming local government elections. They also answer some listener questions, discuss the future
Stop trying to build state capacity
That the state lacks the capacity to provide many services should come as no surprise to the Hayekian liberal.
Elections are a matter of perspective
That self-effacing “humble newspaperman”, Mondli Makhanya, has outdone himself by penning a couple of choice phrases in his predictions for the ANC’s fortunes in the upcoming municipal elections.