The curse of taxi violence
The roots of violence in the taxi industry are deep and complex. At its heart lie a succession of incapable governments. The national government is
Why the FCA amendment must be rejected – even by those who hate guns
Any prospective piece of legislation must be evaluated from two perspectives. The first is whether the goal is to be supported. The second is whether
Overblown, ironic and wrong – a reply to the Brookes grandchildren
At the very start of South Africa’s lockdown just over 480 days ago, I described a discomforting insight that has a direct bearing on the
SA in crisis – Part 2: South Africa’s blow-up was not a coup attempt or an attempted insurrection
This is the second of a five-part series setting out why South Africa blew up a week ago, arguing that the blow-up was not due
Election Postponement Irrational
Former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke issued a non-binding report to the Independent Electoral Commission calling for municipal elections to be postponed from October this
Damaging Constitutional Amendment Bill should be scrapped
The Draft Constitution Eighteenth Amendment Bill is so damaging that it must simply be abandoned. The sanctity of property rights should instead be strongly reaffirmed,
Letter: This is not our grandfather’s IRR
We write in response to Martin van Staden’s mischaracterisation of the South African liberal tradition upon which the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) was founded
SA in crisis – Part 1: Why did South Africa blow up?
This is the first of a five-part series setting out why South Africa blew up a week ago, arguing that the blow-up was not due
The Looting and Destruction: A Hobbled Recovery without Big Reform
The full account of the destruction from last week’s violent unrest is still unknown. What is clear is that the recovery will not be easy
An experiment in expropriation and redistribution
The ANC has always promoted the virtues of redistributing wealth and, more recently, using expropriation without compensation as a means to achieve this. Well, now