ANC is obsessed with power
John Endres and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the ANC’s desire to blow up the GNU slowly. They also discuss the IRR engaging with the EFF and
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The great GNU stand-off
Today's Daily Friend Show with Nicholas Lorimer, Sara Gon, and Michael Morris discusses the current state of the GNU which seems to be on the verge of collapse. They also discuss the taxi industry and a corruption allegation in Gauteng.
Mr Hattingh went to Washington to gauge what American business thinks about South Africa
We present the podcasts of the weekly IRR Show on Chai FM. The show is broadcast live every Tuesday from 09h00 to 10h00 on Chai FM 101.9 and deals with the politics of the day and related issues. We also
The Sacred Contract: Citizens and Citizenship in South Africa
It’s in the nature of our complex society and its often-contradictory dynamics that the most recognisable representative of the most organised and vocal movement for the dissolution of the country is not legally a South African. This is, of course,
Trump's tariff thicket and the re-ordering of the global trading system
Now that the cheering and jeering at Trump's April 2nd “Liberation Day” tariffs have died down and the global markets have firmly expressed their dissatisfaction, it is worth trying to understand some of the details behind the blanket tariffs that
Electricity decisions: one good, one bad
South Africa has made two important decisions about our electricity supply. One was good, one bad. The good one will certainly benefit the economy and almost certainly save a lot of lives. The bad one will damage the economy and
The fable of the cash cows
Once upon a time, there were fields in which the cash cows grazed. The cows did not produce cash, but they produced milk, which could be exchanged for cash. This cash was the cause of much discussion and philosophising amongst
VUCA − the Trumpian moment in history
VUCA! What a lovely acronym: volatile, unpredictable, complex, ambiguous. It rolls off the tongue and hits the sweet spot of the present moment in history. It captures in four letters the inherent intractability of an increasingly networked world linked by
The ATM proposal of a bill to ban foreign funding of NGOs is a red herring
"Externally funded non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that pushed an agenda to destabilise the country are set to be exposed in new legislation." According to City Press a Private Members' Bill is to be tabled by the African Transformation Movement (ATM}) "amid