Why we can’t speak about Africa’s failures – Part I
We need to confront our failures so that we can achieve success. “Look what’s happening north!” While I was a young man in South Africa
BDS and its willing allies’ manipulation of UCT
The University of Cape Town’s Council is to decide today (30 March 2019) whether to endorse the Senate’s decision to approve a boycott of Israeli
EWC will be the new load shedding
If EWC continues on its disastrous path, today’s load shedding will be matched by food shedding, followed by an economic blackout from which South Africa
What is good for the private sector goose, is not good for the Eskom gander
Globally it is accepted that if a company is making losses or needs to restructure, retrenchments may be necessary. The Cosatu and Saftu unions at
It’s high time we ditched race, again
We haven’t put racial lunacy behind us; it remains the dominant idea of our politics, the fundamental categories invented by the Population Registration Act having
Taking ‘land reform’ property at half price – and sometimes at zero
Anthea Jeffery writes on the threat to property that is posed by the Valuer General, something that has been drowned out from all the noise
Time for the top dogs to board #RamaRail and invest in #RamaPhutures
ANC parliamentarians must show their faith in state entities and support for the people. One of the more amusing headlines last week was one on
Aluta continua! – despite what the IRR says
Shelley Garland tells us why she has agreed to write for The Daily Friend and points out what the Institute gets wrong. When I was
Uniting the middle in South Africa’s battle of ideas
Frans Cronje writes on the importance on uniting the moderate majority of South Africans, in order to build a South Africa that works for all.
‘Woke’ me up, someone!
I confess that I’m having great difficulty adapting to these new “woke” times we live in. For example, when I was growing up in England