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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The real risk to constitutional governance
As the country teeters on the brink of disaster, it would be prudent for South Africa to think carefully before tinkering with constitutional amendments on
What the land reform report really means
It is quite conceivable that after the start of a large-scale programme of seizures, the resultant administrative bottlenecks would produce an ideal pretext for nationalisation
Land grabs threaten all
This is a high-stakes game, with violent confrontation an ever-present danger. Land grabs will not be tolerated. At least, this is the message that has
Cadre deployment the ‘original state capture’
Municipalities were meant to be the lynchpin of the ruling party’s plans for the country, but they are often the very exemplar of what is
Go and see for yourself
Complacency is not an option – the seriousness of the threat posed by expropriation without compensation (EWC) must be faced squarely. The Institute of Race
Where economic freedom fails, political freedom follows close behind
Zimbabwe is not issuing passports anymore, at least not many of them – because of a shortage of paper and ink. Prioity in issuing new
Land reform – less about land than governance
This is the IRR’s response to a New York Times article last month – ‘Why South Africa Can’t Avoid Land Reforms’ – which the newspaper
EWC: it’s back….
There may have been some who dared to hope that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address meant that Expropriation without Compensation (EWC) was
Navigating the Challenges of Contemporary South Africa
This article is the text of the speech given by Terence Corrigan, Project Manager at the IRR, to the Annual General Meeting of the IRR
Has the ‘Long Game’ reached its untimely end?
Today’s State of the Nation Address will be closely watched for indications of South Africa’s future direction More than anything, great attention will be paid