First success hatches from Trump’s tariff war
America’s tariff war has produced its first success, clamping down on dangerous contraband smuggled across the border into the US. The War on Drugs gets
The colour of the hand submitting the tender
I was never one of those extraordinary kids who grew up deeply engaged in politics or current affairs, and if I passed Nomvula Mokonyane on
Explaining or justifying? A look at an Expropriation Act fact check
Misinformation is a much used (and misused) phrase these days. It describes the proliferation of false and decontextualised data that skews public perceptions, distorts understanding
Why did aid help Germany but not Africa?
Why was the Marshall Plan so successful in developing Germany after WW2, and why was a bigger sum of aid so unsuccessful in developing Africa?
When the nightingale sings – Argentina under Milei: Part 2
South Africans are, on average, poorer than they were a decade ago. Since 2013, the average wealth of South Africans has gone down in real
Expropriation Act: facts and reality matter
This piece, written in response to various articles published by IOL, was offered to, but not used by, IOL. Since the announcement late last month
Into Parts Unknown III
Beginning in mid-1975, my life evolved into a blur of professional activity. Implausibly, but in line with what I had hoped for, I was a
There is in fact a better alternative to BEE, Mr Grootes
This piece was written in response to Stephen Grootes’s piece in the Daily Maverick, “BEE on borrowed time — why attacks on SA’s social engineering
When the nightingale sings – Argentina under Milei: Part 1
South Africans are, on average, poorer than they were a decade ago. Since 2013, the average wealth of South Africans has gone down in real
