

Renew, Replace and Reform, the three Rs for reviving the ANC’s support
- By Paul Hoffman
- . Apr 19, 2025
The ANC, still the largest party in Parliament but no longer in the majority, has stated publicly that it needs to renew, or it will

Israel-Palestine conflict: critics should go and see for themselves
- By Kenneth Mokgatlhe wa Kgwadi
- . Apr 19, 2025
Joseph Goebbels once said, “Propaganda works best when those who are being manipulated are confident they are acting on their free will.” It does not

The contradictory logic behind export controls
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Apr 18, 2025
One reason cited for America’s import tariffs is to stimulate domestic industry. Export controls on advanced technology contradict that theory. In the wake of a

How to be a good diplomat
- By Simon Lincoln Reader
- . Apr 18, 2025
Around December last year an X account began attracting attention in the UK. It belonged to a man called Hiroshi Suzuki and he had recently

Sometimes you do need to praise a dog for barking
- By Marius Roodt
- . Apr 17, 2025
A piece of news caught my eye last week. It was a story from Tanzania about how Tundu Lissu, the leader of the main opposition

How many must die in the name of your being “law-abiding”?
- By Martin van Staden
- . Apr 17, 2025
“We need municipal authorisation,” is a common line heard from community organisers that on its face appears innocuous but might increasingly hold deadly consequences. What will

If the ANC backs down on the VAT increase
- By Jonathan Katzenellenbogen
- . Apr 16, 2025
The ANC appears to be on the verge of backing down on any increase in VAT. At first, the ANC’s back-down on a VAT increase

Municipalities, do your duty
- By Chris Patterson
- . Apr 16, 2025
Budget 2025, with the drama surrounding it, is all the rage these days. With the Government of National Unity on the ropes, let’s keep talking

How Javier Milei differs from Donald Trump
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Apr 15, 2025
Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, famously gave Elon Musk a chainsaw. As similar as he appears to Donald Trump, he differs in key respects. Milei is

Free speech − that old chestnut. Again
- By Steven Boykey Sidley
- . Apr 15, 2025
Free speech and its somewhat more expansive cousin, free expression, are slippery beasts (as we know). Laws erected to protect them are not impermeable −