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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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
I am an unrepentant classical liberal because I am an unapologetic Christian
I am not a classical liberal despite my Christianity or a Christian despite my classical liberalism. I am an unrepentant classical liberal because I am
Selling out South Africans in a grubby little stitch-up
It doesn’t really get more sinister than secret negotiations between the elites of Corporate South Africa and the ruling African National Congress on how the
If sitting on the fence is uncomfortable, get off it
Magda Wierzycka, CEO of Sygnia Asset Management, says the policy of prescribed assets, enabling government essentially to expropriate pensions and savings to fund its expenditure,
If sitting on the fence is uncomfortable, get off it
Magda Wierzycka, CEO of Sygnia Asset Management, says the policy of prescribed assets, enabling government essentially to expropriate pensions and savings to fund its expenditure,
The death of the ANC and the future of South African politics
The year 2020 will go down in history as the year the African National Congress (ANC) died. It is astounding to appreciate how far the