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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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
The race question
The issue of the race question today commonly rests on the popular notion that race is fundamentally a political issue – that it is an
We must see ourselves as better, and greater, than the ANC
Nothing could be more tragic than a country that has immense potential but is unaware of it, or that is aware of its greatness but
Unite, ye Young Political Middle!
We dare not downplay the implications for South Africa of any decisions made at the African National Congress’s (ANC) 55th national elective conference. South Africa