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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Farm conditions: getting past a cartoon caricature
Over the last couple of weeks, three disturbing stories have garnered some public attention. One relates to a grotesque case in Limpopo where two women
“Petty politics” may be “for the good of the country”
Prior to the election, there was a great deal of excited discussion about what a government would look like should the ANC be unable to
South Africa – best of “the rest”? (Part 4)
South Africa has failed to deliver on its growth potential as a direct consequence of its failure to attract sufficient investment. The first parts of
South Africa – best of “the rest”? (Part 3)
So far in this series, I’ve looked at some broad enablers of investment and how South Africa’s performance has stacked up against its peers. South
South Africa – best of “the rest”? (Part 2)
Last week, I looked at the trajectory of South Africa’s economy since the 1990s, its disappointing performance and its place in the evolving economic order.
South Africa – best of “the rest”? (Part 1)
In a recent column in the Financial Times, Ruchir Sharma discussed what has been referred to as “the rise of the rest”: the rapid development
Getting the public service back on track
With the 2024 elections, South Africa entered what promises to be a new phase in its politics. The loss of the ANC’s absolute majority has
Deal with farming realities, not imaginaries
In its short existence, the MK party has not been shy about courting controversy. It represents, in essence, a resentful, exclusionary brand of politics whose
Citizenship, agency, and (former) mayor Gwamanda: it’s not for children
Last week, I wrote about competing conceptions of citizenship, and how this was expressed in the recent case of Chidimma Adetshina and her participation (or
Miss SA and two notions of citizenship
I probably wouldn’t have known the Miss SA pageant was happening – just not my thing – had it not been for the noise around