More than just making a ‘lawaai’
Behind every stand the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) takes is a body of considered research, and a good alternative to bad policy. I had
How will provincial health responsibilities match NHI?
Sara Gon |13 August 2019 Compromised accountability, and administrative headaches, promise to be essential features of the controversial National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme. Among the
Land panel rejects ‘private land titling’ for ‘brutalised’ rural women
Many rural black women feel ‘betrayed’ by traditional leaders. The ‘oppressive hand of patriarchy’ has ‘stamped out’ their land rights. Traditional leaders hamper rather than
Can Ramaphosa never match Verwoerd?
Is South Africa under democracy, ruled by the African National Congress (ANC), doomed to slower growth than it had under apartheid? Is it impossible for
Ten norms of a submerging market
The government’s ‘10 reasons why you should invest in South Africa’ ad may need to be reshot to reflect current conditions. When I eventually decided
‘Myth’ of academic freedom celebrated at UCT
The man who delivered the 2019 TB Davie Memorial Lecture to celebrate academic freedom at the University of Cape Town (UCT) regards the concept as
The real risk to constitutional governance
As the country teeters on the brink of disaster, it would be prudent for South Africa to think carefully before tinkering with constitutional amendments on
The SACP’s ‘capture’ of South Africa’s democracy
Anthea Jeffery | Aug 08, 2019Theirs is a totalitarian concept fundamentally at odds with an open, accountable, and multiparty democracy. In its 98th anniversary statement issued earlier this
A depressing failure
A nearly two-decade old speech warning South Africa of its looming economic disaster makes for depressing reading – but more depressing are the consequences of
Groundhog Day comes to SA courtesy of Samwu
The recklessness and impunity of the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) will only change when it is successfully ordered to pay for damage arising