Schooling will always be divided on socio-economic lines
A report which was the subject of a webinar displays the sort of racial sleight of hand one often associates with left-wing academia. The study
EWC: No time for complacency
The attempt last year to amend Section 25 of the Constitution represented a grave threat to whatever chances for future prosperity South Africa had. In
Generalising the idea of fuel price relief
Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has announced an emergency fuel price intervention. This idea should find much broader application in government thinking about how to revive
Yugoslavia’s bloodless coup
This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 27th March 1941 – World War II: Yugoslav Air Force officers topple
Right of reply: Cape Town’s plans to end load-shedding over time involve more than just renewables
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis responds to Daily Friend columnist Andrew Kenny I was pleased to read Andrew Kenny’s critique of Cape Town’s response to
History is not written by the victors
In our immensely cynical age, it is a well-worn cliché to declare that ‘History is written by the victors’, often said by people trying to
Punishing production
The number of ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs) in South Africa declined by 7% from 603 to 561 over just one year to 2021 – the greatest
The Ukraine invasion: SA, and world power shifts
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has shifted the post-Cold War order and is laying the ground for a more dangerous world. In this sorting out
The far-left instigators behind the Amazon HQ case
On the surface, the opposition to the development of the River Club property in Observatory, Cape Town appears to be a cultural, grass-roots movement. In
The West makes a mockery of “safety”
Safe spaces. In Ukraine they include underground metro stations and other places where thousands upon thousands of people are sheltering from the missiles, shells, and