Mpiyakhe Dhlamini
Mpiyakhe Dhlamini is the CEO of the African Free Trade and Defence Society. He is also a policy fellow at the IRR, worked as a Data Science Researcher for the Free Market Foundation, and been a columnist for Rapport, the IRR's Daily Friend, and the Free Market Foundation . He believes passionately that individual liberty is the only proven means to rescue countries from poverty.
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Tshwane can serve as the starting point to change for SA
As the coalition government in Johannesburg collapses yet again, the residents of Gauteng must not give up on the opposition. Yes, the Ekurhuleni government will
What needs to change
In only the second week of the year, Eskom has already announced stage 6 power blackouts. On 10 January Stats SA released the manufacturing production
When will enough be enough?
South Africans should stop being victims to the idea that there is no alternative to the ANC or alternatively an ANC leader like Cyril Ramaphosa.
The looming fiat disaster … or will it be different this time?
On 15 August 1971, the President of the United States at the time, Richard Nixon, took the world off the gold standard. This was possible
Coalitions are not the only way to save South Africa
Now that another coalition has failed in Johannesburg, ordinary South Africans have to start thinking about a plan B beyond politics. It’s now clear that
Ubuntu and reciprocity
The golden rule, both negative (refrain from doing to others what you do not want done to yourself) and positive forms (do to/for others what
Christians should chart their own path
South African liberalism has a culture of debate. It also has a culture of introspection. You could argue that, properly understood, the two things are
Despite the election, the American system is better than most
The American election continues to be a subject of conversation more than a week after ballots were cast. Aside from the hysterical behaviour of some
Communities must take the initiative
‘It isn’t a Bill of Rights that produces freedom. It’s the structure of government that prevents anybody from seizing all the power. Once that happens,
Communities must take the initiative
‘It isn’t a Bill of Rights that produces freedom. It’s the structure of government that prevents anybody from seizing all the power. Once that happens,