They were warned

Nicholas Lorimer and Terence Corrigan discuss how many of South Africa's problems were easily avoidable if the government had made the right choices. They also delve into recent crazy corruption stories that have been in the news, and lastly, the

Ghost of errors past

A Monday morning rant

“Was ist denn das für Quatsch?” I muttered. What sort of nonsense is this? When excited, Bart Simpson switches to Spanish. I also switch languages, but to German. I was looking at Adriaan Basson’s column last week. “Ego before jobs:

The ANC’s fall – faster than a politician changing their mind

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s grip on the ANC has weakened dramatically as his National Dialogue heads for irrelevance verging on complete collapse. This follows the decision by former President Thabo Mbeki and others to withdraw from preparations. The Dialogue was right

South Africa can’t afford to fumble electoral reform again

South Africa has a golden opportunity to reform its electoral system and enhance accountability and responsiveness. The Electoral Reform Consultation Panel (ERCP) is due to give its recommendations to Parliament at the end of this month, and there are reportedly

What I miss about Joburg

Parts of me feel like an American refugee; ‘n verrraaier, even. At times, I feel as if I snuck off the battlefield early, leaving the rest of the troops behind to fend for themselves. I moved to Cape Town from

The end of USAID: a geopolitical blunder

In a Mozambican village, a clinic once bustling with USAID-funded nurses lies abandoned, its shelves bare of HIV drugs that sustained 389,000 lives. Nearby, Russian advisors broker deals with Maputo’s elite, securing stakes in the country’s $100 billion natural gas

Eyeless in Gaza

The reason that the current war in Gaza is so barbaric by modern standards, and the reason that it is leaving the modern world morally confused and paralysed, is because it is a religious war, but one being conducted by