Nicholas Woode-Smith

Transparency International has classified South Africa (SA) as a “flawed democracy” in its recent Corruption Perception Index (CPI). ‘Flawed democracy’ is definitely correct – but

On 29 May, South Africa will be faced with its seventh general election since 1994. While the 1994 election saw this country escape the dark

A country as large and as diverse as South Africa  is far too large to be run by a single, central government. And insistence by

Crime seeps into every aspect of South African society. Violent crime takes lives, sexual assault destroys them. Gangsterism imposes a brutal dictatorship on swathes of

By virtue of being divided into semi-autonomous provinces and municipalities, South Africa already has the foundation to be a federal republic. But the ANC’s obsession

If we want to minimise the problems facing South African society, then we need to decentralise it and embrace a federal system. That means giving

Cape Town’s Law Enforcement Advancement Plan (LEAP) and Gauteng’s Crime Prevention Wardens (CPWs) are not only potentially illegal, but miss the point about crime in South Africa.

Property rights are the bedrock of modern civilisation. Without certainty that one’s property will remain one’s own and not be stolen by criminals or robber

Policy makers must stop acting as though increased schooling and higher education budgets are a silver bullet that will solve all South Africa’s problems. Schooling

As soon as the higher levels of lockdown proper ended for the University of Cape Town, the campus renewed its vintage 2015 protests and shut