Don’t fall for fuel-saving scams
With petrol prices reaching stratospheric heights, charlatans are coming out the woodwork to market fuel-saving devices to desperate motorists. Don’t be scammed. Years ago, when
Businesses will not tolerate municipal decay forever
How can businesses assist in South Africa’s economic recovery when a growing number of the country’s municipalities are unable to perform their most basic functions?
A disturbance in the force
Almost a month ago IRR CEO John Endres asked, “do you detect a shift in the force?” It was a funny way to ask a
ANC plays to xenophobic voters
Home Affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi has determined to terminate Zimbabwean Exemption Permits forthwith. This is the desperate act of a panicked government. The ANC knows
Desperately seeking sunshine
When things got really tough for ordinary citizens a few weeks ago, when the weather boffins were giving Johannesburg a bone-chilling outlook of at least
Zondo Commission opens Overton Window on preferential procurement
The publication of the Report of the Zondo Commission – or to give it its full name, the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of
Not just corrupt, not just useless, but evil
I wonder why I feel so nervous about writing this article. All I am doing is finally admitting what I should have known over forty
What’s the colour of your vrrr-pha?
We were somewhere between Nieu-Bethesda and Baviaanskloof when Ian Roberts made us get out of the car and listen to the sound of the V8
Is America Declining or Holding its Own?
Have we lost our minds? What is wrong with America? We are increasingly lawless—18-year-olds buy assault weapons, waltz into schools, and unleash terror. In big
Sweden and South Africa: reflections from my week in Stockholm
I have just recently returned from a week-long visit to Sweden, which gave me the opportunity to reflect on the many contrasts with life in