Gabriel Crouse
Gabriel Crouse is Executive Director of IRR Legal, and is a Fellow at the Institute of Race Relations (IRR). He holds a degree in Philosophy from Princeton University.
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Latest from Mkhondo (Piet Retief)
IRR writer and analyst Gabriel Crouse reports from Mkhondo (Piet Retief) on the bail appearance of four farmers charged with the murders of Amos and
Mkhondo murders: credibility of forensic evidence questioned
The death of the Coka brothers, Amos and Zenzele, on 9 April, caused national controversy. According to the official narrative, as told by the South
Will banks throw clients under the EWC bus?
As the Expropriation Bill comes ever closer to being signed into law, the ‘land debate’ has come down to earth, descending from the heights of
Black checks out white in The Queen’s Gambit
Critics have celebrated the award-winning 2020 Netflix series, The Queen’s Gambit, for its portrayal of a young woman’s chess prowess. Reigning world champion Magnus Carlson
Angie Motshekga and ‘Rape Culture’
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga recently told a group of students that with better education there would be less rape in South Africa. This stoked
Tragedy in Empuluzi: more than just the story of a troubled sawmill
In eastern Mpumalanga this month, a ‘labour dispute’ ended in death. Two narratives emerge about the build-up. One revolves around murderous ‘white monopoly capital’, the
The million-dollar question: How many have had Covid-19?
How many people have Covid in South Africa? How many have had it? What difference does it make and why does no one seem to
Trump became his own worst enemy
Donald J. Trump’s presidency was, as he would say, a tremendous success until it wasn’t. Misunderstanding his success, many could also misunderstand his failure. In
What we mean by ‘classical liberalism’: a reply to Jacques Rousseau
Jacques Rousseau, a UCT ethics professor, asks in his piece on the Daily Friend this week what ‘classical liberalism’ means. Here is a quick look
Coligny: What Pierre de Vos neglected to mention
Pierre de Vos argues that ‘white lives matter for the police’ but not ‘black lives’. This he finds in regard to the Supreme Court of