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.
Articles By This Author
Will RISE Mzansi finish the race?
I’m glad that the coffee shop has space inside, since it’s bitingly cold on the patio. There is an enrapturing aroma of coffee and confectionery
Pull yourself out of poverty, says Mantashe… well, here’s how
Speaking on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit after a meeting with Brazilian president Lula da Silva, Minister Gwede Mantashe appealed to South Africans to
Reflections on the UDF’s fortieth anniversary
The United Democratic Front existed for less than a decade, from 1983 until 1991 (for much of that under severe legal restrictions), but its short
Music, heritage, and a debased politics
Music is an immutable part of the human experience. Song and rhythm have captured our joys and heartaches, celebrated our achievements, mourned our failings and
Tragically delusional
The South African Communist Party is marking 102 years in existence. That is no mean feat for any party, not to mention one that was
The water quotas are as much about lawmaking as about agriculture
For years, ‘the land’ has been the vehicle through which property rights have been attacked. Going back well over a decade, a succession of proposed
Another ‘controversial’ speaker
I must confess that when I first chanced upon Prof PLO Lumumba, I assumed that the name was a nom de plume, a portmanteau invoking
Should South Africa ‘overhaul’ migration policy?
The ANC is calling for an ‘overhaul’ of the immigration system. This was the term used by the party’s spokesperson, Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri, in a TV
BOSA: will it give power back to the people?
The news reports on the radio as I drive along the M1 are all about the big story of the day: VIP protection officers have
Employment Equity Act’s echoes from the past
‘They must branch out into other occupations and become clerks, roadworkers and fitters and turners. I am sick and tired of seeing young Indians sitting