The Pretoria agreement is dead. South Africa cannot look away
Four years ago, in a conference room at the DIRCO building in Pretoria, Ethiopian and Tigrayan negotiators signed the deal that ended one of the
Mathipa hit: shaking the democratic state to its core
There’s a saying among my fellow military veterans that if a guy in a bar tells you that he was a Recce, one of South
Leopards and the cost of coexistence
I am delighted that leopards still occur around my thirteen hectares on the West Rand. But one settling there and killing my dogs would soon
Understanding the ANC voter
Most people agree that ANC voters effectively control SA’s future. It is comforting to be reminded that citizens are not powerless; they are de facto
The Smarties solution
Let’s face it: growing old is a miserable story. Take for example one old toppie who thinks he has it all planned out. At the
Self-determination is not a dirty word
One of the biggest obstacles to a radically better future for the peoples of South Africa is squeamishness about the use of two words. As
Race, income and the astronomical potential of Nelson Mandela Bay
South Africa is 20% Wakanda and 80% Flea Bottom. That is the impression I got from the paper, Racial Inequality and Redistribution in Post-Apartheid South
Being humane, part two: nudging society towards genetic health
The first part of this essay detailed how our basic humanity has gradually resulted in an accumulation of genetic problems. One term that captures the
Birds that are feather-brained flock together …
Noah and I are lunching together. His brow is furrowed and his eyes are narrowed. I know this expression well. It is a lover troubled
We are not “frontiersmen”
AfriForum’s Ernst van Zyl claims to welcome the Free Market Foundation’s “embrace of a frontiersmen mindset”. That’s exactly the problem. In response to my dismay