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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Beware all assets!
With the ANC having declared itself in favour of a provision for the custodianship of ‘certain’ land as part of its preferred formulation for the
Opening up the tickbox
One of the common expressions of derision in our political lexicon is the ‘tickbox exercise’. It suggests the substitution of substance by form. Going through
Protect firearm collectors from cultural vandals
The Firearms Control Amendment Bill is much in the public eye, primarily for one reason: if passed in its current form it would remove self-defence
Frankness needed on bonds
Just be frank. That was the advice by President Ramaphosa’s economic advisor in 2018 as the campaign to change the Constitution to ease expropriation without
The writing on the wall: Warnings unheeded and dangers imminent
‘Suddenly the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall, near the lampstand in the royal palace. The king
What does Tafelkop mean?
President Ramaphosa was doing the sort of thing that he does well this past weekend – making uplifting speeches, delivering good news and promising even
Reform in ANC comes at a cost
Amid the flurry of attention paid to the suspension of Ace Magashule and the supposed consolidation of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s power over the ANC, an
The politics of the empty gesture
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#StayWoke – whatever it is, it’s not good
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The original state capture
Minerals Resources Minister and ANC National Chairperson Gwede Mantashe gave recently what might in hindsight be seen as the most important testimony before the Zondo