Yes, voter hubris is the problem. And it should be
“So… it’s voter hubris that is the problem? Not that the DA has chosen their most unlikeable candidate for the job?” I came across this
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A dinner party conversation: Johannesburg vs Cape Town
There was an interesting moment at a dinner the other night that has stayed with me. We were talking about the differences between Johannesburg and Cape Town, specifically around safety. I was thinking about something I regularly see in Constantia—people
Is exposure to gratuitous sex and violence bad?
In 1986, US Attorney General Edwin Meese published a report on pornography. President Ronald Reagan commissioned it during what the left used to call the Reagan era’s unholy alliance between free markets and religion. The report documents harmful effects of
Swamp dogs of war
Saying goodbye to guests is normally straightforward. Neither genuflection nor a low bow is expected. “How lovely to see you”, a peck on each cheek, a little shepherding to the door, and a spot of car talk typically suffice, though
Counting the costs: financial implications of UCT's ideological positioning
Universities have traditionally served as intellectual and academic spaces, where every individual is free to exercise academic freedom, engage in open and critical debate, and participate in intellectual contestation without prejudice. Globally, institutions of higher learning are regarded as intellectual
News Focus: IRR engages MPs on draft GEM law to fix mining
The Institute of Race Relations is following up the release of its draft mining legislation, the Growth and Employment in Mining (GEM) Bill, by engaging parliamentarians on what needs to be done to restore mining’s status as a key feature
The citizen state
Anlu Keeve and Nicholas Lorimer discuss DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis’s speech outlining his ideological vision for the DA and the country. They also discuss the new Johannesburg rates tool developed by the Centre for Risk Analysis. https://youtu.be/OdWunM9lG5U?si=HbNf2AzcEpECV2e_
Mashatile leads from the back with outdated satellite internet
The government went shopping in Dubai, and came back with an inferior alternative to Starlink. All empowerment protocols observed, the deputy president, Paul Mashatile, declared himself to be “very proud” to help launch BrainSAT Satellite Services and Thuraya satellite phones
ANC’s old friends coming home to roost
South Africa’s anti-immigrant politics did not start with Operation Dudula. They started, in part, in Harare in 2000, when Robert Mugabe’s government began seizing commercial farms and the Zimbabwean economy began its two-decade collapse. From next door, the African National