The ultimate crunch issue in inquiries into Mkhwanazi complaints
Now that both the Madlanga Commission and the ad hoc committee of parliament have taken evidence from General Mkhwanazi concerning the complaints he aired at
What if politicians risked jail time for reneging on promises?
I watched Zohran Mamdani’s election to be mayor of New York with mixed feelings. On the one hand, I was pleased to see a counterpoint
EH Brookes’s underrated liberalism: Quotes from “Power, Law, Right, and Love”
Edgar Harry Brookes (1897-1979) was one of the great classical liberals of the previous century. He co-founded the Institute of Race Relations in 1929 and
A little First Aid for Martin van Staden
Martin van Staden of the Free Market Foundation misses the mark in his contribution to the columns of the Daily Friend last week concerning the
The “inequality emergency” is more of a growth emergency
Reducing inequality has become one of the foremost moral causes of our times. But strong evidence suggests that it is economic growth that is key
The cranks now rule the world
One crazy conspiracy theory after another is being rehabilitated in the mouths of high-profile, mainstream figures. The inmates have taken over the asylum. There was
Once they were heroes – why HIV doctors in SA hung their haloes on the transgender cause
If someone had told me ten years ago that medical doctors in many countries would support the idea of sex as a spectrum and that
Global “role models”, beguiling ideas, and grubby practicalities
For leaders whose position has given them a prominent profile, departure from office opens an interesting array of possibilities. The president, the central bank governor,
China’s lesson about economic imbalances
“China’s over-reliance on investment and exports to power its $19 trillion economy appears to have reached a limit.” – Reuters, 31 October 2025. China’s leaders
Public Affairs Research Institute misses mark on countering corruption
There is a crying need in South Africa to come up with a plan that will improve the capacity of the state to deal with