Phil Craig

Like it or not, coalition governments are our new reality. John Steenhuisen’s ‘Moonshot Pact’ has commanded considerable attention, but there is a strong argument that

The South African economy emerged from its festive season hibernation to once again confront level 6 load–shedding. No end is in sight, and the long-term

The announcement last week by DA federal chairperson Helen Zille that a Western Cape Devolution Working Group (WCDWG) had been founded, which politically represented 60%

I genuinely had no idea just how provocative the subject of culture was in South Africa. In developing our campaign to promote the concept of

“Hope, it is the only thing stronger than fear. A little hope is effective, a lot of hope is dangerous.” Suzanne Collins. Whilst a handful

“….but at the length truth will out” – William Shakespeare In late 2021, billionaire investor Rob Hersov caused a furore when he publicly declared that

The argument for Cape independence can be distilled to seven words; We are better off on our own. The argument against it usually reduces to

In a year of great uncertainty, when the last page of 2020 is finally turned, one truth will already have been established beyond any possible

‘That which purifies us is trial, and trial is by what is contrary’ John Milton, Areopagitica (1644) Counterpoint, an occasional feature on the Daily Friend,