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Brian Gilbertson’s response to The Economist

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This is the letter I wrote to The Economist opposing its ‘advice’ to support Cyril Ramaphosa in today’s election, and which it has not published.

Ten questions the FF+ agreed to answer before the election

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Frans Cronjé, CEO of the IRR, puts ten questions to the Freedom Front Plus (FF+) ahead of tomorrow’s election. Question 1: Are you a party

Agriculture is an economic process – mess with it, and the costs will be high, warns the Transvaal Agricultural Union

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Eroding property rights, as the governing African National Congress is dead set on doing, can only have a negative impact on South Africa, warns Bennie

Seven questions the ACDP agreed to answer before the election

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Frans Cronje, CEO of the IRR, puts seven questions to the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) ahead of the 8 May election. Question 1:  Your

Twelve questions the DA chose not to answer before the election

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Some weeks ago we put twelve questions* to the Democratic Alliance (DA). In a note last week, the party told us that they would not