Tiego Thotse
Tiego Thotse is a retired political activist and former Operations and Advocacy Manager of the Freedom Advocacy Network (FAN), a unit of the Institute of Race Relations. Writing purely from the viewpoint of a concerned South African citizen, Thotse believes that classical liberalism holds the key to rebuilding South Africa.
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Dear John Steenhuisen: An Open Letter to the Minister of Agriculture
Dear Minister Steenhuisen, You have the chance to help significantly to transform the South African economy by illustrating to the people of South Africa that
Minister Groenewald is right – those who kill deserve to die
The South African Constitution’s clearly stated section 11: “Everyone has the right to life” should be carefully reviewed and, in my view, changed to read:
Fixing SA requires centrists to unite
The capacity to unite around providing a solution to an issue, regardless of whether the solution is practical or sensible, is something that left-wing politicians,
Why is the government buying cars for traditional leaders?
Why the South African government pays traditional leaders’ wages is incomprehensible, as is the fact that the government also purchases their cars. It has been
Black South Africans were unified by white colonisation
It might be crucial to note right away that there is a significant distinction between what is fact and what is uncomfortable to hear. What
If a white person calls me a “monkey” or a “kaffir”, why should that affect me?
If a white person approaches me and refers to me as a “monkey” or ‘kaffir”, this is undoubtedly a reflection of their own narrow-mindedness rather
Liberalism can become the leading school of thought in SA
The reason liberalism has not succeeded in capturing the minds of most South Africans is not because it is inherently socially isolated, but rather because
It’s high time taxpayers protested about the child grant programme
When a person decides to have up to 11 children while not working, logic demands that this person should shoulder the burden of providing for
Ramaphosa enjoys seeing people in poverty
Some people may think that the above headline is sensationalist but there is no other way to explain President Cyril Ramaphosa’s celebration and bragging about
EFF are the exact opposite of real Economic Freedom Fighters
While they may refer to themselves as “Economic Freedom Fighters,” (EFF) the reality is that what the EFF stands for and represents is the exact