
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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When corruption is a feature, not a bug
- By Terence Corrigan
- . Apr 22, 2024
The ANC took power with the firm conviction that state power was the route to resolving the country’s chronic socio-economic deficits. Partly, this reflected the

The high cost of the construction mafia – and how it can be faced down
- By Terence Corrigan
- . Apr 15, 2024
In any environment, crime is a burden on business. The operative question is whether that burden is a small or large one, and whether it

Reflections on the ‘least worst option’
- By Terence Corrigan
- . Apr 8, 2024
Would an agreement between the ANC and DA be a viable option, or an attractive one for South Africa? This question, a perennial one for

A question of trust
- By Terence Corrigan
- . Apr 1, 2024
The latest edition of the annual Edelman Trust Barometer highlights an important dynamic in South Africa’s politics. As the name suggests, this is the question

In the end, it comes down to values
- By Terence Corrigan
- . Mar 25, 2024
On Wednesday last week, Business Day ran a column by Small Business Institute John Dludlu about the BRICS+ group. BRICS+ has become a totem for

Getting business-government relations on a proper footing
- By Terence Corrigan
- . Mar 18, 2024
In his letter to the country last week, President Cyril Ramaphosa lauded the cooperation between business and the government. Their combined efforts, he wrote, were

The moral of the Indian story: go for growth!
- By Terence Corrigan
- . Mar 11, 2024
South Africa’s BRICS connection (or whatever it might rename itself in the wake of this year’s accessions) is the crown jewel of its diplomacy, an

In defence of (a sort of) nation building
- By Terence Corrigan
- . Mar 4, 2024
I read Martin van Staden’s latest column (‘From pact to pillar: The Multi-Party Charter after the 2024 election’, 29 February) with interest and attention. As

Institutions – and the people who staff them
- By Terence Corrigan
- . Feb 26, 2024
Cadre deployment has featured strongly over the past week, with the handover by the ANC of documents from its deployment committee to the DA and

Economic complexity: South Africa’s underappreciated challenge
- By Terence Corrigan
- . Feb 19, 2024
Economic complexity is a concept seldom heard in South Africa. It describes the capacity of a country to engage in various forms of activity, typically