Terence Corrigan
Terence Corrigan is the Project and Publications Manager at the Institute of Race Relations (IRR), where he is in overall charge of bespoke work, and long-form publications. A native of KwaZulu-Natal, he holds a BA (Hons) from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (Pietermaritzburg), and an MPhil from the University of Free State. 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, economic growth and business policy. Corrigan is a connoisseur of films, an amateur historian and a lover of the German language.
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Remembering Steven Gruzd: making the future better than the present was his vocation
In 2006, having just returned from a four-year stint in Taiwan and looking to get back on a career path, I’d accepted a part-time job helping out at the South African Institute of International Affairs on something called the African Peer Review Mechanism. I arrived at SAIIA’s Jan Smuts House one afternoon in mid February, introduced myself to the receptionist, and before she could reply, a voice came from an adjacent office, “Hey, over here”. I looked over to see a guy of about my age staring intently at a desktop computer, motioning from a desk cluttered with documents. That was Steve.
Southern Africa Liberation Day: tribute to a dark politics
In case you missed it – and I almost did – last Monday was Southern Africa Liberation Day. This is an annual commemoration observed by the Southern African Development Community since 2019.
Playing in the mucky sandbox
In its formative days, social media was punted as the great democratiser of political debate. It would enable untold (and hitherto unheard) millions to have a voice in public debate, free from the explicit or implied barriers of space and invitation that made traditional media the province of elites. This was the new public square, a digital arena where we could all get involved in hashing out the big questions.
It’s not treason: it’s how foreign relations work
Lex Libertas, the think tank founded by Dr Ernst Roets, is partnering with the New York Young Republicans Club to bring the issue of farm murders to the attention of the United States’ public and policymakers.
The VCR factor: the USSR, Asia’s growth, and SA’s prospects
I remember the first “video machine” I ever encountered: a Sony Betamax with a gun-metal grey-and-faux-wood finish.
The water crisis is a turning point
Dry taps, sometimes lasting for days (or weeks or months) are now a fact of life for many South Africans.
Reforming the labour environment
“Won’t freeing up the labour market, as proposed by the IRR, lead to increased exploitation of workers and undermine efforts to address inequality?” This question
Foot and Mouth Disease: how did we get to this point?
“In a nutshell, I have never felt so dependent on such incompetence,” says Johan* in frustration. His words encapsulate the sentiments of many of South
Foot and Mouth Disease: how did we get to this point
South Africa’s farming economy exists at some remove from the day-to-day life of a rapidly urbanising population, visible largely through typically reliably stocked grocery aisles. For the
Good words on business imperatives, but no action
In last week’s letter to the country, President Cyril Ramaphosa set put a positive picture of South Africa’s economy, and with some justification. South Africa