

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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Some quasi-random thoughts (“from a South African perspective”) on an American election
- By Terence Corrigan
- . Nov 18, 2024
“So, as a South African, what do you make of the American election?” asked a Canadian guy I’d known two decades ago during my time

GNU and EWC – more continuity than change
- By Terence Corrigan
- . Nov 11, 2024
Whether one regards it favourably or not, the most important political issue facing South Africa at present is the endurance or failure of the Government

Can the “Global South” save humanity?
- By Terence Corrigan
- . Oct 28, 2024
Dr Oscar van Heerden is apparently an accomplished academic, although I find his journalistic contributions unimpressive. His regular columns give the impression of having been

Mboweni was memorable – and that’s no small thing
- By Terence Corrigan
- . Oct 21, 2024
I really hadn’t given much thought to Tito Mboweni since he left office in 2021. His death last week, at the relatively young age of

Farm conditions: getting past a cartoon caricature
- By Terence Corrigan
- . Oct 14, 2024
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”
- By Terence Corrigan
- . Oct 7, 2024
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)
- By Terence Corrigan
- . Sep 30, 2024
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)
- By Terence Corrigan
- . Sep 23, 2024
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)
- By Terence Corrigan
- . Sep 16, 2024
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)
- By Terence Corrigan
- . Sep 9, 2024
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