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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How EWC could be coming back
The disestablishment of the governing coalition in Johannesburg, and the possible (probable?) fates of its counterparts in Tshwane and Ekurhuleni, combined with the Economic Freedom
Chasing the White Whale: an epic moment in literature, and a tawdry feat of character assassination
It’s doubtful that more than just a few South Africans, including those with a fondness for literature, will ever read Herman Melville’s magisterial novel Moby
The President will not ‘do something’
‘Power: Do Something Mr President’ read the headline of the Saturday Star. The register of this message should be painfully familiar to South Africa. A
EFF campaign illustrates a much bigger problem
In what was one of our most popular articles published last year Terence Corrigan examines some elements of the EFF, and sounds a warning that
Putting home ownership on a sustainable footing
Owning one’s home is an aspiration for millions of South Africans. It speaks not only to the holding of an asset, but – against the
Diversity, deliberation and the difficult conversations
If it carries the suggestion of racism, it’s bound to grab attention. So, it was entirely expected that the goings-on in a suburban High School
Ramaphosa signals resistance to reform
A couple of weeks ago, I used my column to muse on reasons to be optimistic. I’ve done so on other platforms too. And while
When it’s Russia in 1917
In rhetoric reminiscent of the Russian Revolution, the South Africa Communist Party headed its Red October Campaign ‘Land, Food and Work’. And in rhetoric that
Am I optimistic?
I heard a story some years back about a European diplomat whose term of duty in South Africa had come to an end in early
Enjoy the movies. Just don’t believe them
I’m grateful that I began my career before the online age really got going in South Africa. I would rather that some of my earliest