Who stole the land from whom?
“We’re saying to the white people, let’s live together in peace, but we can’t live in peace if you don’t give us back what you
EU regulations stifling SA’s small farmers – and government isn’t helping
In 2022, South African citrus growers found themselves caught in a diplomatic ambush. The European Union (EU) quietly introduced new cold treatment protocols for citrus
Breaching the line: beyond racial empowerment
Over the past month, something has started to shift in South Africa. More and more people are questioning whether race-based policies like Black Economic Empowerment
Let a thousand dialogues bloom
Cyril Ramaphosa has proposed to hold not one but two national dialogues on the problems confronting South Africa. He is presumably operating on the theory
Israel’s strike on Iran necessary for peace
The South African government’s condemnation of Israel’s military operation against Iran reveals an incredible ignorance. Israel’s 13 June operation against Iran is not only a
Bagehot, Ms. Blue and the rape-gang audit: a bad week for the UK
In July 2023 England hosted the Australian cricket team at Lords, and a moment of curious sportsmanship on the field led to a confrontation off
Why the SARB Amendment Bill must be rejected
South African politicians often market their ideological pipe dreams as silver bullets, recycling failed policy ideas from the past instead of doing the hard work
SA gets a new political party
Today’s show, Nicholas Lorimer and Chris Hattingh chat about the intentions of Floyd Shivambu to form a new political party. They also discuss the Auditor
SA dithers while global trade shifts
Amidst the US-generated trade turmoil, Chinese president Xi Jinping announced last week that “zero-tariff treatment for 100% tariff lines” would be accorded to all 53
“But what’s the alternative to BEE?”
The Free Market Foundation and Solidarity Research Institute last week launched perhaps the first quantification of the cost of so-called broad-based black economic empowerment (BEE)