
The Harvard Report: An indictment of a one-party dominant rule
- By Jonathan Katzenellenbogen
- . Nov 22, 2023
The Harvard Report, Growth Through Inclusion in South Africa, released last week is a damning indictment of the entire ANC project. It is one of the

Argentinians see the light
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Nov 21, 2023
It took a second round of voting, but the libertarian Javier Milei has defeated his Peronist rival to become president of Argentina. A month ago,

Disincentivising reasonable disagreements
- By Terence Corrigan
- . Nov 20, 2023
There may be reasonable disagreement about the best strategies for dealing with pathological behaviour, but it would be surprising indeed if there were any debate

A R12 million victim with kinky hair
- By Andrew Kenny
- . Nov 19, 2023
The latest chapter in the decline and fall of UCT is called Dr Rosina Mamokgethi Phakeng. This strange and unpleasant woman is a psychological phenomenon.

Who was/is the real VC Price? Who were/are the real ‘victims’?
- By Timothy Crowe
- . Nov 18, 2023
A review of former University of Cape Town Vice Chancellor Dr Max Price’s memoir Statues and Storms In his memoir, ex-VC Price (2008-2018) self-portrays variously

Intelligent people lean towards classical liberalism
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Nov 17, 2023
It is widely supposed that intelligent, university-educated people lean left. But that is only half-right, and consequentially, half-wrong. The stereotypical intelligent, wealthy graduate is a

Cyprus divided
- By Nicholas Lorimer
- . Nov 17, 2023
This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. November 15th 1983 – Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus declares independence; it

Scrap BEE in procurement – IRR, Zondo, and now Harvard all agree
- By Gabriel Crouse
- . Nov 16, 2023
The last campaign I ran at the IRR was to scrap BEE at Eskom, particularly in procurement, in order to combat load-shedding. A new working

Nemo plus iuris: The universal law statists don’t want you to think about
- By Martin van Staden
- . Nov 16, 2023
No matter what legal tradition you grew up with or which you prefer, all legal traditions share a universal rule which the proponents of modern