A non-racial future: The Baby Boks, Joburg and economic growth
I was recently pondering the Junior Springboks’ 73-17 thrashing of Australia and the fact that the starting line-up had seven black players, four coloured players
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Reject the “we only had two weeks to negotiate a GNU” meme
It is still early days in South Africa’s era of coalition politics, with the risk, and the scale, of (unintentional) misinformation and (deliberate) disinformation about “how everything now works” being quite high. The notion that after the 29 May 2024
ANC kicks SACP out of meeting
Terence Corrigan and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the growing split between the ANC and SACP, the growing tensions in the GNU and the problem of too many people awaiting trial. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhnABbptMgs
How should the DA fight its corner?
The ANC has not adapted to the reality of its failure to achieve a majority from the voters last year. That alone accounts for much of the reason for the latest coalition fight over the President Cyril Ramaphosa’s firing of
Tesla's Robotaxi launch – last chance saloon?
"To say that Tesla's future is dependent on robotaxis is a bit of an understatement. Tesla has to completely decimate this industry or be left hung out to dry... this really is sink or swim for Tesla." – Technology commentator
South Africans don’t believe what they say they believe
Makone Maja and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the latest polling data from the SRF and explore what precisely it tells us about SA. They also discuss electricity theft and licensing reform. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQYtWk53RYI
The socialist flaws in the Freedom Charter
Last week was the 70th anniversary of the Freedom Charter, a seminal document in the history of South Africa’s liberation from apartheid. On 26 June 1955, about 3,000 people converged on the football ground in Kliptown, Soweto. They came from
Appearance versus reality – the problem with modern leadership
This past week NATO chief Mark Rutte referred to President Donald Trump as 'daddy' as he praised the US president for his role in achieving the Israel-Iran ceasefire. Speaking at the NATO summit at The Hague, the former Dutch prime
The DA's strategic problem
Hermann Pretorius and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the next steps in the GNU after the DA's "ultimatum" to the ANC. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTFbJdNdZYg