
Terence Corrigan
Terence Corrigan is the Project Manager at the Institute, where he specialises in work on property rights, as well as land and mining policy. A native of KwaZulu-Natal, he is a graduate of the University of KwaZulu-Natal (Pietermaritzburg). He has held various positions at the IRR, South African Institute of International Affairs, SBP (formerly the Small Business Project) and the Gauteng Legislature – as well as having taught English in Taiwan. He is a regular commentator in the South African media and his interests include African governance, land and agrarian issues, political culture and political thought, corporate governance, enterprise and business policy.
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A “small, minority party”, with an outsized influence
- By Terence Corrigan
- . Jun 2, 2025
It’s a “small, minority party”, President Cyril Ramaphosa told his American counterpart at their face-to-face a week ago. It was not a part of the

Choose freedom: it’s the best chance we have
- By Terence Corrigan
- . May 26, 2025
The following is an edited version of speaking notes prepared for Debates and Da Beats in Brixton on 17 May. The event was supported by

Past experience, and an imminent meeting
- By Terence Corrigan
- . May 19, 2025
In February, I wrote up some thoughts about what a South African delegation could say to Donald Trump and his administration to salvage something of

A white president is inconceivable – or is it?
- By Terence Corrigan
- . May 12, 2025
Recently, against the background of a coalition government and with the Democratic Alliance polling on a level with the ANC, there has been some tentative

Let’s talk about three laws we need to repeal
- By Terence Corrigan
- . May 5, 2025
I’ve followed the contretemps between Martin van Staden and Anton Harber with interest, and I was pleased to see that Harber submitted his critique to

Of popes and politicians
- By Terence Corrigan
- . Apr 28, 2025
The passing of a pope – head of the world’s largest Christian denomination, and uniquely, also the head of a sovereign state – invariably attracts

Does Trump have a point?
- By Terence Corrigan
- . Apr 21, 2025
South Africa’s relationship with the United States, and with its mercurial President, has been one of the country’s dominant stories over the past few weeks.

For information only…
- By Terence Corrigan
- . Apr 14, 2025
Some years ago, I remember paging through a magazine appealing to, shall we say, our less refined impulses. Among the adverts for performance enhancers and

The Sacred Contract: Citizens and Citizenship in South Africa
- By Terence Corrigan
- . Apr 7, 2025
It’s in the nature of our complex society and its often-contradictory dynamics that the most recognisable representative of the most organised and vocal movement for

Balancing the books and rebalancing the (political) economy
- By Terence Corrigan
- . Mar 31, 2025
It’s been in the works for years, and the subject of numerous warnings, but it’s here. South Africa has reached its long foretold fiscal crisis.