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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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Ethno-collectivists ensure Verwoerd’s legacy lives on
- By Hermann Pretorius
- . Apr 18, 2021
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
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The great liberal confusion
- By Hermann Pretorius
- . Mar 28, 2021
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
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I am an unrepentant classical liberal because I am an unapologetic Christian
- By Hermann Pretorius
- . Nov 30, 2020
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
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Selling out South Africans in a grubby little stitch-up
- By Hermann Pretorius
- . Nov 14, 2020
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
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If sitting on the fence is uncomfortable, get off it
- By Hermann Pretorius
- . Sep 16, 2020
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,
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If sitting on the fence is uncomfortable, get off it
- By Hermann Pretorius
- . Sep 16, 2020
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,
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The death of the ANC and the future of South African politics
- By Hermann Pretorius
- . Sep 5, 2020
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
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Are South Africans ‘frightened, flabby old women’?
- By Hermann Pretorius
- . Aug 8, 2020
The division had been called, the count was in. By 275 votes to 153, the proposition – ‘This house will in no circumstances fight for
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Race and sport: reasons for hope, if SA stands firm on shared desire for a just society
- By Hermann Pretorius
- . Jul 12, 2020
Protea Lungi Ngidi caused something of a stir with a remark at a press conference in response to a question about race and the Black
Why the IRR is warning the IMF about ANC’s bad policy choices
- By Hermann Pretorius
- . Jun 12, 2020
In the absence of meaningful reform, any help given to the South African government will only sustain the hardship South Africans have endured for at