No room for compromise on the five US demands
South Africa’s relations with the US can only further deteriorate while the Trump administration remains in power. And as long as the ANC is in
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Business confidence and rampant corruption
Busy seasoned readers of the Daily Friend will know that they may need to be enticed into a “long read”. This offering is a long read. It seeks to establish the connection between low business confidence and high rates of
The death of tragedy … and the birth of happiness
Sixty-five years ago, George Steiner published his seminal work, The Death of Tragedy. Should so recondite a title command the attention of economists and politicians today? Well, yes, is the counterintuitive answer to that question, for as the mordant cult
FMF’s welcome embrace of a frontiersmen mindset
From: Ernst van Zyl Head: Public Relations, AfriForum The Free Market Foundation (FMF) recently announced a liaison and fact-distributing (as opposed to fact-finding) mission to the United States. Except for a few commentators flinging the tired left-wing pejorative “AfriMAGA” at
The Mbeki Code and the latest polls
Terence Corrigan and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the latest polling from News24 on the upcoming local government election. They also discuss the Thabo Mbeki monograph and its claims about BEE and race relations in South Africa. https://youtu.be/zTMbSpLtwTU
Mbeki warns of bloodshed if BEE goes – he has it wrong
According to Thabo Mbeki – or technically, the document put out by the Thabo Mbeki Foundation – for South Africa to abandon its policy trajectory would not merely be a political defeat but would push the country to the edge
Judge the DA by what it does
This article is quite blunt and transparent about who it addresses. I write this for the South African who follows politics relatively closely, believes in free markets, property rights, decentralisation, accountable government and strong institutions but who nevertheless remains sceptical
Which country should represent Africa globally?
Fundamental to answering this question is to ask another: what should that country prioritise? Africa’s global representatives should prioritise development. Moral framing has been over-emphasised to the point of being counterproductive. Adopting a democratic constitution won’t trigger an instant evolution