

Duwayne Esau
Duwayne Esau is a 23-year-old politics student at the University of Cape Town (UCT), with a strong interest in Public Policy. He is a Classical Liberal and believes in the rights and freedoms of the individual above all else. Esau is serving as a Campaign Officer at the Institute of Race Relations.
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What I mean when I say I am a liberal
- By Duwayne Esau
- . Jun 17, 2021
“By liberalism I don’t mean the creed of any party or any century. I mean generosity of spirit, a tolerance of others, an attempt to

Why we cannot postpone the elections this year
- By Duwayne Esau
- . May 29, 2021
Former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke has been chosen by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to head up an inquiry to assess whether or not

Bliss glimpsed in entrancing verbal duel
- By Duwayne Esau
- . Feb 20, 2021
Film review: Malcolm and Marie Director: Sam Levinson; Screenplay: Sam Levinson; Cast: Zendaya and John David Washington (Released: 29 January 2021) Rating: 10/10 A couple’s

Plato and the allegory of the ANC
- By Duwayne Esau
- . Feb 1, 2021
While the Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Western Cape has chosen to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic head-on, and to secure its own supply of

IRR launches #PowerToThePeople campaign amid more loadshedding from Eskom
- By Duwayne Esau
- . Jan 17, 2021
On Thursday, South Africa’s national power supplier, Eskom, announced that is once again implementing loadshedding. The utility company announced that it will be implemented state

Housing vouchers: the solution to public housing in SA
- By Duwayne Esau
- . Jan 16, 2021
In a recent article published on EWN titled, “Govt’s new mixed-model housing plan raised more questions than answers”, it was reported that the government intends

Investment Conference: a dog-and-pony show with nothing to sell
- By Duwayne Esau
- . Nov 17, 2020
President Cyril Ramaphosa will today open the third South Africa Investment Conference (SAIC) in Sandton to showcase the country as an investment destination – but

Dangerous misconceptions about property rights
- By Duwayne Esau
- . Oct 3, 2020
Misconceptions over property rights are widespread in South Africa, a fundamental misunderstanding being that ‘property rights’ refer only to real estate. This is not the

Dangerous misconceptions about property rights
- By Duwayne Esau
- . Oct 3, 2020
Misconceptions over property rights are widespread in South Africa, a fundamental misunderstanding being that ‘property rights’ refer only to real estate. This is not the

Protect your pension
- By Duwayne Esau
- . Aug 31, 2020
The South African government’s intention to implement prescribed assets is the latest of a number of reckless and nonsensical policies. In essence, this would mean