Why did aid help Germany but not Africa?
Why was the Marshall Plan so successful in developing Germany after WW2, and why was a bigger sum of aid so unsuccessful in developing Africa?
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When the nightingale sings – Argentina under Milei: Part 1
South Africans are, on average, poorer than they were a decade ago. Since 2013, the average wealth of South Africans has gone down in real (US$) terms 7.4%. Yet the world is, viewed as a whole, a much richer place,
Migration and education: quo vadis?
South Africa is one of the largest refugee receiver states of asylum seekers and refugees on the continent. In terms of section 3 of the Refugees Act 130 of 1998 (as Amended), a refugee is, among others, someone who has
On pain, desperation and chiropractors
Alternative health peddlers get rich exploiting desperate sufferers of intractable ailments or pain, often with disastrous consequences. There are few things more likely to motivate one to grasp at straws than desperation about an intractable health condition. One of the
In Memoriam: Roger David Crawford (10 September 1944 − 19 March 2025)
Roger Crawford, who has died after a short illness, is remembered as a committed and influential liberal who straddled modern South Africa’s historic watershed, engaging the mounting challenges of the late-apartheid years and the no less testing environment of the
I could never stop following Steyn …
I couldn’t even try being impartial when writing about the broadcaster Mark Steyn because he’s all I’ve ever really known. Most impressions I have of our present have been either directly or indirectly influenced by him. For over two decades
Cutting the fiscal fat
If words were actions, South Africa would have the sleekest, most efficient government on the planet. Budget speeches and reform proposals promise leaner administration, cost-cutting, and a “capable state.” Yet, year after year, we remain burdened with an overstuffed executive