What Minnesota tells us about the fate of white liberals
You may have never heard the phrase “Minnesota nice” probably because you’ve never had to, but in the context of what has unraveled in that
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As the Mullahs teeter: SA confused and hypocritical
Earlier this week, on the eve of naval exercises with the SA Navy and others off Simon’s Town, Iran pulled out. But there are still plenty of pictures of Iranian naval vessels on the Simon’s Town quay and their senior
The state of the rule of law in SA in 2026.
One of the most frequent give-aways of the on-going incorrect national mind-set in politics used to be to refer to the then tripartite governing alliance in national politics, and in all but one of the provinces, as “the ruling party”.
When Ideology Replaces Policy – Dion George’s Abuse of Office and the Animal Rights Capture of Environmental Governance
Former Minister Dion George’s decision to drag DA leader John Steenhuisen to the Public Protector, while simultaneously calling for investigations into Minister Willie Aucamp, represents not principled oversight, but a deeply troubling abuse of process driven by personal ideology and
The case for abandoning BRICS
South Africa, as a member of BRICS, is a tiny fish in a small pond. And the pondwater is toxic. It should get out. BRICS+, the 10-nation club of emerging economies, was founded not upon shared values, but upon a
John Mpe: The Leadership Limpopo Deserves
As the ANC’s Limpopo provincial conference draws closer, the name of Makoro John Mpe is increasingly echoing through the corridors of party branches and regional structures across the province. This is by no accident, as Mpe has throughout the years
The importance of winning outright majorities in the Gauteng metros
In my first essay on How to Fix Joburg, I analysed the prospects of the Democratic Alliance (DA) securing 50% of the vote in the City of Johannesburg at the local government elections expected to be held in November 2026. I
Para Traz, Nunca Para Frente Sempre
UNITA’s Reset from Guerrilla Movement to Government The end of November 2025 saw the conclusion of UNITA’s 14th Congress at the party headquarters in Viana in the suburbs of Luanda. Some 1251 delegates cast their vote for the president who
What is killing the rules-based international order?
What distracts so many countries from prioritising their core interests? Reflecting how transport and communication costs have plunged, free trade’s potential to deliver win-win benefits is immense. This, however, presumes adherence to crucial rules. China routinely frustrates WTO enforcement mechanisms