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
Reframing South Africa’s grand narrative
The State of the Nation Address (SONA) gives the president an opportunity to expound on a range of issues, while post-SONA analyses have tended to
Land, water and ‘transforming the relations’
Pledging to resolve the ‘land question’ has been a perennial theme for the ANC. For the most part, this has been approached as a political
Our inescapable choice: ideology or growth
It’s a bit of a cliché to say that the coming year will be decisive for South Africa. An environment of system crisis and increasingly
Appeasement in advance
Sports-mad South Africa has a voracious appetite for news of all types about the affairs of its pitches, courts, and fields, and an emotional response
A perspective on Taiwan’s election
The present year will be a momentous one for elections. Not only will South Africans be going to the polls, but so will around 2
Chasing the White Whale: an epic moment in literature and a tawdry feat of character assassination
This piece was first published in January. It’s doubtful that more than just a few South Africans, including those with a fondness for literature, will
Is there a terrorist threat?
I’ve said on numerous occasions – to whomever will listen, regardless of sympathies – that South Africa has nothing to offer in the resolution of
Compacts are impossible, so go transactional
Wandile Sihlobo is one of South Africa’s foremost voices on agricultural matters. He combines an intimate understanding of the sector globally and locally with an
A Bleak Friday
Black Friday is the emblem of a consumer society in all its gaudy, excessive glory. We get to spend large sums of money on temporarily
Call it what it is: Squandering
For South Africa to escape from its current malaise, it will need growth of 5.4% per annum for a sustained period. This was the judgement