Who are the biggest baddies? Fauci, the SA government, or Peet and Mel?
What makes a person ‘bad'? How do we know someone is evil? It is typically defined by a consistent and intentional pattern of behaviour without remorse that causes harm to others. Our podcasters point some fingers at a few suspects.
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News Focus: IRR bill provides clear timelines for cutting title-deed backlog
The Right to Own Bill drafted by the Institute of Race Relations to show how legal reform that strengthens property rights can benefit all South Africans “provides clear mandates for eliminating bureaucracy that stalls action, and sets clear timelines within
The incredible fakeness of social media
In today's TDF live show, Nicholas Lorimer and Hermann Pretorius chat about the problem, and scale, of fake content on social media and how society might adapt. They also discuss the DA's manifesto launch and local government campaign. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN_Lq04dKD4
DA manifesto: the least bad option
The DA’s local government manifesto is the most economically literate platform in South African party politics. That is faint praise, but it does not merit more than that.
The great AI data centre allergy of 2026
Last week a popular local radio station was looking around for someone who might defend the proposed construction and operation of an AI data centre in the city in which I live (as a counterpoint to previous guests who were
A white UCT sociology graduate stands by Naledi Pandor's remarks on AfriForum
“today I, who is female (she/her) white and privilege, am aim attack on Afriforum and university institution ‘akademia’. As former sociological student of esteemed university of cape town with degree,as former private school learning pupil in same city, as present
The SANDF encroachment crisis: military bases and the land question
Fifteen months is a long time in politics. It is long enough for a civilian to die after gaining access to unexploded ordnance at an unfenced military training area. It is long enough for court orders to remain only partially
SA joblessness 450% below National Development Plan target – IRR
In 2012 the African National Congress (ANC) adopted a National Development Plan (NDP) it said would reduce the unemployment rate to 6% by 2030. Yet, with that deadline just four years away, the joblessness rate now exceeds 33%, which is
SA: the patient that wants to be cured
I’d like to start my talk today by quoting from a tweet, lightly edited. See if this sounds familiar …