Who stole the land from whom?
“We’re saying to the white people, let’s live together in peace, but we can’t live in peace if you don’t give us back what you
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BEE: Its time to tell it like it is
Today's Daily Friend Show with Marius Roodt, Makone Maja, and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the ongoing public debate around BEE. They also discuss Malema being denied a visa to the UK, taxing the wealthy, and criminal cops. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EwStXzGHws
Bagehot, Ms. Blue and the rape-gang audit: a bad week for the UK
In July 2023 England hosted the Australian cricket team at Lords, and a moment of curious sportsmanship on the field led to a confrontation off it. As Australia’s David Warner and Usman Khawaja were passing through the storied Long Room
Why the SARB Amendment Bill must be rejected
South African politicians often market their ideological pipe dreams as silver bullets, recycling failed policy ideas from the past instead of doing the hard work of real reform. This time, it’s the South African Reserve Bank Amendment Bill, a proposal
SA gets a new political party
Today's show, Nicholas Lorimer and Chris Hattingh chat about the intentions of Floyd Shivambu to form a new political party. They also discuss the Auditor General being owed large sums of money and a union split. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yilTR1tgfnk
SA dithers while global trade shifts
Amidst the US-generated trade turmoil, Chinese president Xi Jinping announced last week that “zero-tariff treatment for 100% tariff lines” would be accorded to all 53 African nations that have diplomatic ties with China. This will provide those African countries with
“But what’s the alternative to BEE?”
The Free Market Foundation and Solidarity Research Institute last week launched perhaps the first quantification of the cost of so-called broad-based black economic empowerment (BEE) policies to the South African economy, in both economic growth and jobs. It is clear
A national dialogue can work … if the right players discuss the right topics
The official announcement of the upcoming national dialogue has been met with derision and disgust in some quarters. A long litany of gripes and groans can be gleaned from media reports. With a budget for the dialogue estimated at R700
Doctors challenge union and NHI
Nicholas Lorimer and Anlu Keeve discuss a group of doctors who have launched an attack on the South African Medical Association Trade Union for not standing up for doctors. They also discuss City Power being mismanaged and the Right to