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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Doing things differently – again, again, and again
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Land invasions pose a serious threat to South Africa
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Facing the apocalypse
There is something of an apocalyptic air in South Africa at the moment. Understand what that means, both in its etymology and popular association. An
EWC and the IMF loan – a red line for South Africa
An interesting headline appeared in the news the other day: ‘SA seeking IMF aid crosses a red line for the ANC’. A remarkable set of
New thinking the key to the future
South Africa’s economy, battered and bruised, is now reopening. Over the past few weeks, much has been said about how the post-Covid-19 world would (or
Could this be South Africa’s turning point?
Particular moments in history are imbued with special importance. These are what we might describe as turning points, crossroads or watersheds. Occurring as these do
Land reform: let’s not forget SA’s other David Rakgases
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Will we really live in a different world?
‘Our country and the world we live in,’ President Cyril Ramaphosa assured South Africans a month ago, ‘will never be the same.’ Echoing this, much
To raise funds and recover growth, drop EWC
The Covid-19 pandemic has forced issues on South Africa’s political agenda that it has long tried to avoid. Foremost among these is whether the country
EWC could sink South Africa’s Covid-19 recovery prospects
Unshackling South Africa from the bonds of expropriation without compensation (EWC) will be an absolute necessity for navigating and exiting the fiscal malaise into which