Growing SA’s economy must be preceded by shrinking the corruption

The economy of South Africa has been in the doldrums roughly since Thabo Mbeki left office in 2008. If South Africa had maintained the solid growth achieved during his presidency most of the problems of poverty, inequality and joblessness would

The US and China are back on track. Who won?

This week's announcement of a trade agreement between the US and China has opened up a rift among commentators. One side says that US President, Donald Trump, got badly beaten down and had to back off. The other side says

Transforming South Africa into one we can ALL be proud of

Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Michael Morris, and Anlu Keeve discusses an article by Christopher Rutledge, a labour activist, defending Employment equity. They also discuss competition rules for ports and the Deputy President talking tough on expropriation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjrRPmfM0tY

Is Lady Justice blind?

A white president is inconceivable – or is it?

Recently, against the background of a coalition government and with the Democratic Alliance polling on a level with the ANC, there has been some tentative discussion about the prospects of a DA-led government. Journalist Bhekisisa Mncube took this in the

Invite Zelenskyy: how SA could use G20 for peaceful ends

South Africa’s one-step forward (hosting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy), two steps backward (sending Defence Minister Angie Motshekga to Moscow’s 9 May victory parade) attempt to reset the way it approaches the conflict between Ukraine and Russia is, so far, unconvincing.

Implications of a weakened ANC

The decline of the ANC is so central to the evolution of SA’s political economy that we need to freshly assess what has changed and what has become possible. Ongoing budget process difficulties show that ANC leaders underestimated the political

Renewable energy blacks out Spain

On Wednesday 16 April, Spain’s electricity grid for the first time ran entirely on “renewable energy” (wind, solar and hydro). Five days later, solar power in Spain set a new record, providing 61.5% of total grid electricity. On Monday 28