To fix SA mining, start by fixing the law
South Africa’s mining industry is becoming “uninvestable.” The country has among the most valuable mineral endowments in the world, but is nevertheless battling to attract new investment – particularly for the exploration vital to the industry’s future.
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The Emfuleni by-election: Is the DA’s big breakthrough close?
Last week, the DA took a leap in winning, for the first time, a township ward that has almost only black voters.
So, the Left wants to review the Constitution
The “conference of the Left” was held in Gauteng at the end of May. The SACP has produced a lengthy document that sets out to capture the essence of the discussions held. The document ends dramatically with a summary of
South Africa's extortion economy
Nicholas Lorimer and Terence Corrigan discuss the extortionate role played by both criminals and the government in the South African economy. They also discuss ghost workers and the Patriotic Alliance. https://youtu.be/zYPsf5oO8-s?si=jK3TeAdWrfd2qXen
Artificial intelligence should take our jobs
With every wave of automation, there are those who cry wolf about mass unemployment. Yet it has always been the engine of progress and prosperity.
South Africa cannot subsidise its way to prosperity
Earlier this week trade, industry, and competition minister Parks Tau told Parliament that South Africa “cannot compete in the world of the future using the tools of the past.” While he was correct on that score, he neglected to mention that
Not all cultures are equal
Cultural relativism began as an attempt to understand societies more sympathetically. Over time it became something else: a reluctance to defend liberal values at all. A society that refuses to judge oppressive norms eventually loses the confidence required to defend
Joburg’s fairytale budget: the madness has to stop now
Last Wednesday, the ANC-led coalition of doom in Johannesburg was meant to table the City’s 2026/27 medium-term budget. Instead, it presented a fairytale – one that could only be produced in the ANC’s unique school of mathematics.
Judging Ramaphosa: Impeachment committee chair elected
Makone Maja and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the election of an impeachment committee chairman for Ramaphosa's impeachment trial. They also discuss who funds NUMSA's leader, and Liam Jacobs returning to the DA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrbhsOahu1M