A strange evil
75 years ago, the worst manifestation of the worst crime in history came to an end. On 27 January 1945, Russian troops liberated Auschwitz, the
The future under EWC
Much of the ‘land reform’ expropriation debate relies on hypotheticals or predictions – but in the last quarter of 2019 I had a glimpse of
Letter from the Campaign Trail
In the first of a monthly feature, IRR Campaigns Manager Hermann Pretorius gives an account from the front line of the battle of ideas. Dear
Quest for an alternative
Although they attracted a lot of attention, there was nothing original about Richard Quest’s comments on South Africa in Davos. In conversation with financial journalist
Government can take your home, farm, or business premises under Constitutional Amendment Bill
Effective land reform is still required, but the Draft Constitution Eighteenth Amendment Bill of 2019 (the Draft Bill) will needlessly undermine the property rights of
Can South Africa defy the abyss again?
A few days short of 30 years ago, South Africa turned back from the brink. I remember it well. In the cool dawn of Friday
Persecution does not make for exceptionalism in the job market
The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) has done South Africa a big favour in putting the spotlight on some of the many elephants in the room
An empire which must have done something right by her colonies
Agence France Presse would have us believe that the Harry/Meghan ‘crisis’ has ‘shaken the very foundations of Britain’s ancient monarchy’. Actually, however, the ‘crisis’ has
The wood and the trees: what are liberals to do if small-c conservatives succeed in tackling the socialists?
There is a case to be made that Herman Mashaba and his new political party might just break into a potential political vacuum and be
Gay vs God
This week was ‘lesbian outrage’ week both on social media and, indeed, in the mainstream press. Various news sources chose the story of how a