Classical liberalism must find its African soul – part one
Human beings are individually distinct, yet socially interdependent. In this two-part essay, I argue that African philosophy has much to contribute to our understanding of
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Building Black intergenerational wealth
South Africa has produced a growing cohort of Black professionals and business owners who have broken into the upper reaches of the income distribution. The next challenge is to turn that achievement into lasting wealth, and ensure that their children
The will and wisdom of the people
Election season is upon us. Not only in South Africa but also in Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Israel, Serbia, Hungary not so long ago, France in four months, Spain and the US. What is at stake? One purpose of voting is
Beware, lest you are erased
Before he left, Peregrine favoured us with his opinion – one, I hasten to say, that was neither solicited nor his first. Characteristically, it came in the form of a pronouncement. There had been enough of them during his stay
Tomorrow’s warfare: four lessons from Ukrainian military leadership
The war between Ukraine and Russia is reshaping our understanding of both present-day and future warfare. Ukraine confronted Russia's invasion with predominantly Soviet-era weapons. Weapons alone, therefore, could not have been the game changer in this war. Most Western intelligence
We are in a new era | The Daily Friend election analysis
In today’s livestream, Hermann Pretorius, Terence Corrigan and Nicholas Lorimer examine the results of the 2026 local government elections. Will Helen Zille become mayor of Johannesburg? Who emerged as the winner? Can the ANC survive? What lies ahead for Zuma’s
The media’s lazy “racial census” distorts how we vote
Commentators still view election results through racial lenses. It is time to analyse voters by their economic interests, not their skin colour. As the results of the 2026 local government elections trickled in, a familiar refrain echoed across newsrooms and
The complex task of countering rogue governance in SA today
After the end of apartheid back in the early nineties, the political leaders of SA society sat down to negotiate a settlement of their differences and a framework for running the country with efficiency, economy and effectiveness in the twenty-first
Farewell, Telegraph
There was once a CEO of CNN called Jeff Zucker, and at the same time, a reporter on CNN called Brian Stelter, and because they were both bald, whenever Stelter degenerated into a monologue – about how much he hated