What lies behind the deterioration in US-SA relations – and how to fix it

The theatrical attempts by South Africa’s Presidency to change the mind of the Trump administration and avoid punitive measures have so far failed, despite the investment of time and considerable taxpayers’ money. The Trump administration has imposed 30% tariffs on

The end of Ramaphoria

Nicholas Lorimer and Michael Morris discuss the end of the Ramaphoria era in South Africa's politics. They also share thoughts on violence against municipal officials and the ANC's declaration that the economy is in crisis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IYp7jl1IXo

Moronic response to moronic tariffs

Cyril Ramaphosa is about to make South Africa the first chump nation to validate Trump’s idiotic theory that tariffs are taxes on foreign countries. As of 1 August, with no trade deal in sight, the US raised its tariffs on

The chimera of BEE as envisaged by the ANC

"Amongst the most salient features of our country’s empowerment laws are their practicality, feasibility and responsiveness to economic conditions without deviating from the objective of redressing the economic injustices of exclusion of the past. This stems from the need to

The ANC's big money trouble

Nicholas Lorimer and Terence Corrigan discuss the ANC's most recent NEC meeting, the growing municipal crisis in Johannesburg, and a strange fake news video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtZVl-xh5-Y

Liberation Summit

Recognise the problem before a solution is possible

Remedies come from accurate diagnoses. Before we can deal with a problem, we have to admit it exists. The nature of the problem then needs to be recognised: not just that something is amiss, but what brought it to this

Understanding Trump

Other governments have been far more effective at understanding and responding to US President Trump. We underappreciate how ‘what-should-be’ politicking blocks solutions. Spewing facts to dispute allegations of a genocide of white farmers in SA was an unhelpful response, as