Business confidence and rampant corruption
Busy seasoned readers of the Daily Friend will know that they may need to be enticed into a “long read”. This offering is a long
The death of tragedy … and the birth of happiness
Sixty-five years ago, George Steiner published his seminal work, The Death of Tragedy. Should so recondite a title command the attention of economists and politicians
FMF’s welcome embrace of a frontiersmen mindset
From: Ernst van Zyl Head: Public Relations, AfriForum The Free Market Foundation (FMF) recently announced a liaison and fact-distributing (as opposed to fact-finding) mission to
Mbeki warns of bloodshed if BEE goes – he has it wrong
According to Thabo Mbeki – or technically, the document put out by the Thabo Mbeki Foundation – for South Africa to abandon its policy trajectory
Judge the DA by what it does
This article is quite blunt and transparent about who it addresses. I write this for the South African who follows politics relatively closely, believes in
Which country should represent Africa globally?
Fundamental to answering this question is to ask another: what should that country prioritise? Africa’s global representatives should prioritise development. Moral framing has been over-emphasised
Braaivleis, rugby, sunshine and car guards
Car guards are a genuinely South African phenomenon. As unique as braaivleis, dipping an Ouma, and load-shedding. Overseas tourists always comment on the lions in
Fighting to feel the magic: thoughts from Kaapschehoop
On the second morning of our walk, it was almost completely silent, nothing but the trail ahead of us and the sound of our own
The pursuit of excellence: Grant Wood and William Shirer, from Cedar Rapids to the world
One hundred years ago, in the summer of 1926, Bill Shirer and Grant Wood sat on the terrace of the Deux Magots café in Paris
South Africa is a slow-moving car crash
There is something deeply unsettling about South Africa’s economic future that does not get nearly enough attention: we are living through a demographic window that