Abandoning the field when there’s everything left to play for
It’s uncontroversial to say these days that South Africa is in the grip of a collective sense of doom. It seems that the only piece
Is China trading growth and innovation for control?
China’s crackdown on its technology sector has set off alarms about Chinese political risk for investors. After years of exceptional gains, the country’s tech stocks
The compact city died of Covid
The statist elite has long dreamed of a future of high-density urban living and working, built around mass transit systems. That dream has become a
Liberalism: An antidote for South Africa’s collectivist ills
South Africa’s march down the collectivist path continues. Around every corner, the central principles of individualism and liberalism – property rights, free speech, freedom of
How to fix the country
One of the most likely outcomes of last month’s devastating violence is that Cyril Ramaphosa does very little to halt the country’s downward slide. But
Rich whites obsessed with white racism
“Ooh, aren’t we whites awful! – except for me.” This thought has become the obsession of many privileged whites in South Africa, especially journalists, academics
Foreign workers contribute to South Africa’s economy
Beyond the most recent attacks on South African trucks in the violence and looting along key routes between KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng is a longer story
Don’t bend the rules when it comes to democracy
The South African Electoral commission, or the IEC as it is popularly known, last week decided that it would be prudent for South Africa to
Why Not Even the Constitutional Court Can (Legally) Postpone the 2021 Municipal Elections
Former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke has recommended that the 2021 municipal elections be postponed to early 2022. There is no constitutional possibility of this
Will the ANC become a zombie?
It seems clear that we are now entering the beginning of the end with regard to African National Congress (ANC) rule in South Africa. Although