Hermann Pretorius
Hermann Pretorius studied law and opera before entering politics and, latterly, joining the IRR as an analyst. He is presently the IRR’s Head of Strategic Communication. He describes himself as a Protestant, landless, Anglophilic, Afrikaans classical liberal.
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Democracy denied: FAN takes fight for free and fair elections for all to High Court
02-03-2022 Freedom Advocacy Network Media Statement 2 March 2022 Democracy denied: FAN takes fight for free and fair elections for all to High Court The
Catch ’24: Trump, DeSantis, and the future of the Grand Old Party
Is the Republican Party inching towards a post-Trump era? A recent article in The Economist looking at polling and fundraising numbers from the United States
Catch ’24: Trump, DeSantis, and the future of the Grand Old Party
Is the Republican Party inching towards a post-Trump era? A recent article in The Economist looking at polling and fundraising numbers from the United States
Human dignity, property rights, and the land of monsters
The notion of property rights is often considered or treated, even by proponents, as some separate conceptual set of things – something that can be
Abandoning the field when there’s everything left to play for
It’s uncontroversial to say these days that South Africa is in the grip of a collective sense of doom. It seems that the only piece
What leadership in a time of crisis looks like
Something that has stuck in my mind ever since I first read Long Walk To Freedom about a decade ago is the evidence of Nelson
The courage of Herman Mashaba
Voters have always valued courage. From Margaret Thatcher to Bernie Sanders, it is impossible to think that political and electoral greatness and relevance can be
The unsatisfaction of the unaccomplished mission
Book review: Slabbert: Man on a Mission (Albert Grundlingh, Jonathan Ball Publishers, 2021) Albert Grundlingh’s biography of Frederik Van Zyl Slabbert, Slabbert: Man on a
Ethno-collectivists ensure Verwoerd’s legacy lives on
Writing recently on EWN (DA at a crossroads: In search of political relevance on the cheap), Yonela Diko encapsulates vividly the past-its-sell-by-date, microwaved ethno-collectivism of
The great liberal confusion
My moedertaal is colourful and versatile – especially when it comes to insults and swearwords. I’m convinced that rugby is largely such a popular sport