Years ago, I spent a couple of days in Oudtshoorn during a touring holiday. If you like ostriches or are in the market for feather

Which is worse, to be ruled by a corrupt dictator or by an ideological fanatic? The 20th century provides a clear answer. For our own

A new index released by American researchers Asher Fergusson and Lyric Fergusson ranks South Africa as one of the least risky destinations for LGBTQ travellers.   

A common refrain throughout 2019, particularly from business leaders, was that South Africa was in dire need of policy certainty. Early in the second half

In the closing weeks of 2019, South Africa reached Stage 6 load-shedding. This is uncharted territory, so let’s unpack it a little. Some years ago

Among ‘the three most important concepts for analyzing the capitalist system’, Thomas Piketty places the capital/income ratio, or as he denotes it ‘β’, first. Piketty

In one of his replies to questions in parliament in 2019, President Cyril Ramaphosa said the State should be at the centre of the development

Weeks before the May 2019 election, a little-known organisation, the New Nation Movement (NNM), brought a case in the Western Cape High Court in support

‘Egregious’ is such a delicious word. It’s the sort of word you want to roll around your mouth like a fine wine. It means ‘outstandingly

The New Year threatens most of humanity with increased prosperity, good health and benign weather. The last half century has seen an improvement in human