Smoking ban violates human dignity
South Africa’s lockdown has been lauded and condemned as one of the strictest and longest in the world. Possibly the most controversial aspect of this
Some black lives are more equal than others
What if the people who killed Collins Khosa in Alexandra township on 10th April had been white? We all know what would have happened. There
Not Easy: Donald Trump’s Attempt to Restructure the G7
American Dispatch is a new monthly feature from Barry Wood, an American journalist who for over two decades was the chief economics correspondent for Voice
When the rage subsides
When the global rage over the death in the United States of George Floyd subsides, as it will when life goes back to ‘normal’, it
Black Lives Don’t Matter to “Black Lives Matter”
Nothing has done more harm to black Americans this century than “Black Lives Matter”. This sinister movement cares nothing about black welfare but is obsessed
Voluntary association could be the tonic SA needs
You never lose your rights. Someone may violate them, but it is impossible to take them away from you, as every socialist has come to
The real Cyril stood up, unfortunately
On Friday 5 June, Cyril Ramaphosa, in his capacity as president of the African National Congress (ANC), spoke at the virtual launch of the ANC’s
Cape independence is feasible – an open letter to John Steenhuisen
‘That which purifies us is trial, and trial is by what is contrary’ John Milton, Areopagitica (1644) Counterpoint, a new occasional feature on the Daily
Could this be South Africa’s turning point?
Particular moments in history are imbued with special importance. These are what we might describe as turning points, crossroads or watersheds. Occurring as these do
Why the IRR is warning the IMF about ANC’s bad policy choices
In the absence of meaningful reform, any help given to the South African government will only sustain the hardship South Africans have endured for at