Free education for all
“Free Education for All!” cry the would-be students. Where do they want the money to come from? From the working class masses who will never
The great liberal confusion
My moedertaal is colourful and versatile – especially when it comes to insults and swearwords. I’m convinced that rugby is largely such a popular sport
Optimistic Moves
What a week. We moved. Talk about stress. The upheaval took me off social media (mainly because South African providers are so hampered by bureaucracy
Free-market solutions to land reform
If not expropriation without compensation, then what? How do South Africans finally redress the imbalances caused by apartheid? It is a fallacy to believe the
SAtired – edition five
Hello and welcome! This little column will present politics at its most absurd. SAtired supports freedom of speech, small government and free markets. This means we’re centrists.
So, who does own Daily Maverick?
“The Oppenheimers have been directly responsible for the destruction of black families and black men in particular, benefiting extraordinarily from apartheid and they, too, have
EWC – a simple homeowner reflects
As a simple homeowner, close to retirement, here are my thoughts on the impact of the policy of Expropriation Without Compensation (EWC) on my life.
Vaccine rollout: One of the great failures in democratic South Africa’s history
That a paltry 0.3% of the population has been vaccinated as of 19 March stands as yet another milestone in the ever-growing list of calamities
An unpalatable trade-off
There are all too often no perfect solutions to the problems that confront us, merely trade-offs that provide an imperfect way forward. We do what
Vaccines: missed opportunities for DA and private sector
While the private sector timidly kowtows to the ANC, and the DA government in the Western Cape rolls over at the first sign of resistance,