Shawn Hagedorn

South Africa’s political and economic challenges will remain unmanageable until we reframe our national discourse. Our adoption of a global perspective can be fast-tracked by

The title, ‘#Go Woke, Go Broke,’ tidily packages Helen Zille’s persuasive argument.  Only when she pirouettes to close her new book on an up-note does

China’s challenging the world order presents profound risks and opportunities for South Africa. Our policies must blend a realistic worldview with fluency in 21st century

Criticism of the party Nelson Mandela personified had been restrained until Jacob Zuma appointed, briefly, a lackey as finance minister. So how can it be

Our politics and economics will remain unaligned until we objectively assess how inequality and unemployment interact. The national dialogue can be meaningfully upgraded by developing

Criticism of the ANC was quite restrained until about five years ago when evidence gushed forth of rampant patronage.  Yet subsequent electoral loyalty seemed to

Donald Trump’s personality disorders shouldn’t block our comprehending why so many Americans voted for him. To better appreciate how stoking politically combustible inequity narratives entrenches

Future generations are unlikely to be impressed by how today’s global challenges are being navigated today. It will be noted that South Africa’s stumbling transition

East Asians have shown that massive poverty can be eradicated in half the average human’s lifespan. Yet most South Africans are poor and this looks

Fixing our economy is going badly because it isn’t just damaged. The underlying structure ensures decline. That this largely traces to enrichment of the politically