Daniel Eloff
Daniël Eloff is a believer, husband, father, attorney and writer.
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Common sense more humane than compassion: Milei and Bukele and what the policy elite misses
There are few things more dangerous than a noble idea wrapped in good intentions that fails to match human reality.
Three lessons for South Africa from Mamdani’s election
The cheerleading and the pearl-clutching in some South African circles over Zohran Mamdani’s New York victory are, frankly, a bit odd. We’ve lived for thirty
When the kids burn down the house
If you want to see what happens when a generation loses patience, look to Nepal. On September 8, the Himalayan republic’s young people lit the
Theatre of inquiry
Due to a potential lack of enough talking at the National Dialogue, President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the creation of yet another commission of inquiry.
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
Why Ramaphosa may not make it to the finish line
Section 88(2) of the Constitution provides that no person may hold office as President for more than two terms. But in the three decades since
VAT, votes, and the vanishing of the ANC
By now, South Africans have witnessed 30 post-apartheid budgets. For much of that time, budget day has been a ritual more than a reckoning—an annual
Who pays for the ANC’s failures?
South Africa’s latest budget debate has exposed a fault line which has existed for decades—one that separates those who seek pragmatic solutions from those who
South African policy romanticism
If South Africa had a national sport beyond rugby and complaining about Eskom, it would be the relentless crafting of ambitious policy documents that promise
SA’s new era of coalition politics: The road to true prosperity
The recent national and provincial elections in South Africa have marked a historic turning point, ushering in an era of coalition politics that has fundamentally