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Why is South Africa failing?

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Much has been written about whether or not South Africa is a failed state, given its crumbling infrastructure, bankrupted and corrupt municipalities, weak economic growth

How Cape Town can become richer and more productive

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While the City of Cape Town deserves many plaudits for being a beautiful, functional and well-run city compared with every other major metro in South

How to build an effective coalition

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As another Johannesburg mayor, Mpho Phalatse, was ousted last week, there were heated accusations among coalition partners. Accompanying this vitriol were open letters and a

The cost of state paternalism

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Although it is famous among middle-class tourists for its exquisite beaches, life in the OR Tambo district municipality in the former Transkei is far from

Why 2024 matters: Socialism, corruption, violence, and degradation

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What happens in 2024 matters. To tell the story of South Africa is to tell the story of psycho-social and socio-economic misery wrought on this

A case for hope: Small changes to make a big difference

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Over the past few years, South Africa has struggled under conditions of weak growth, rising unemployment and mounting public debt. Even before the Covid-19 pandemic,

ANC (and EFF) policy resonate only with a few

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A rather unpleasant effect of our hyper-consciousness to race is that even ideas and policies most people don’t agree with are given lots of room

Why institution-building matters

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The Springboks are the clearest example of why institutions matter in this country. Even as social media and legacy media debate around “token” players and

We care because they are white

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There has been a deluge of media coverage on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In particular some of the reporting seems to suggest that Ukrainians

Should we dream BIG? And other musings

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In 2000, per capita income in South Africa was on a par with the global average and twice that of middle-income countries. But 20 years