The parlous state of the nation
In his 2026 State of the Nation address (SONA) this evening, President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to set out the government’s key policy objectives and
Dion George’s new “non-partisan” conservation lobby is explicitly partisan
Fired environment minister Dion George launched a new conservation initiative to advance his activist agenda. Not three months since being booted out of government, Dion
Yes, liberalism does eschew regulation of gambling and other vices
South Africa now finds itself in an economic malaise to which liberalisation is the only viable answer. With tepid if any growth rates, the highest formal unemployment rate in the
Roedean in knots: tennis and anti-Semitism
Roedean, a pricey private all girl’s school in Johannesburg, has tied itself in knots over an incident that has the smell of deep anti-Semitism. Last
Why did libertarians join the anti-globalisation movement?
Some of the arguments of the modern right echo those of the far left of not so long ago. I can understand right-wingers. I can
Disastrous mismanagement of disasters by African governments
It is often said that Africa is the most vulnerable continent to the catastrophic impacts of climate change worldwide. These environmental consequences include severe floods
SA’s long war in the DRC is ending – the reckoning should begin
After nearly three decades, South Africa is preparing to withdraw its troops from eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). By the end of 2026,
Foot and Mouth Disease: how did we get to this point
South Africa’s farming economy exists at some remove from the day-to-day life of a rapidly urbanising population, visible largely through typically reliably stocked grocery aisles. For the
Iran exposes much media deceptiveness
The biases that were indulged by many covering the brutal Israel-Hamas war discourage reporting on the atrocities committed in Iran. Many who oppose US President
Overtaken by Tech
It was voice simulation that did it. He retired in 2006 at the age of 60, and I quit the rat race in 2010, also