#RightToOwn: ensuring a prosperous future
Countless opinion pieces, briefing memos, and explainers have been drafted on the Expropriation Act since its assent on 20 December 2024, even despite the assent
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Sipho vs. the state: how government destroys what free men build
There’s a pattern I’ve seen time and again: when government policies fail – and they often do – the people behind them never take the blame. In South Africa, the usual suspects are wheeled out every time the economy groans
Ramaphosa fires DA deputy minister
Terence Corrigan and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the firing of deputy minister of trade, industry, and competition, Andrew Whitfield. They also discuss the huge red tape burden on government department heads and a university connected murder. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGTrB6A2wyc
South Africa − a fine place, worth fighting for
In a conversation the other night the topic of Cape independence came up. I’d always thought I was relatively agnostic on it, but as I formulated my answer I realised why I was opposed to it. When I told my
When the Constitution and democracy fail
Constitutions are not sacred texts: they are tools to recognise and entrench liberty, limit state power, and ensure basic justice. But a constitution can fail at this purpose, and in South Africa – particularly in the context of racial victimisation
War in Iran – how to hold more than one position in your head at the same time
The New York Times paraphrased Israeli columnist Nahum Barnea this week. He notes that it is possible to house four positions in one brain. For instance: Be horrified by the images of violence and loss of life in Gaza and
First crack in the BEE wall?
Nicholas Lorimer and Marius Roodt discuss the statement by the president that government is considering a “review” of BEE. They also discuss the motion of no-confidence in the Jo'burg mayor and the coalitions bill. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJC--Zr5624
Iran backs down: Bunker busting bombs, Middle East peace, and Regime Change?
After US President Donald Trump slammed both Israel and Iran yesterday, the US brokered ceasefire appears to be holding. That could mean at least a pause to a war with highly dangerous global ramifications. For the moment, Iran may have
Africa and Ukraine: when the once-colonised turn a blind eye to colonialism – and what to do about it
The economic impact of the Russia-Ukraine war has been felt across Africa through the disruption to trade, an increase in the cost of food staples, transport, and fertiliser, and tightening aid and credit conditions. This has exposed the underlying fragile conditions in many