As this week’s Sandton shindig will not benefit ordinary South Africans, its vacuous pageantry must inspire a reality check. The ANC’s destructive economic stewardship traces

South African education is under attack. The attack is against our few remaining good schools, not against the majority of bad schools. Most South African

One of the most common phrases in South Africa’s courts is the imperative to “do purposive interpretation” of legal orders. In the case of former

The recent events in Cape Town have been an incredibly stressful period for many Capetonians, as city officials and the South African National Taxi Council

On Wednesday, Zimbabwe is scheduled to hold a general election. This poll has already garnered significant attention due to its potential to either direct the

If the newspapers are to be believed, you take your life in your hands every time you indulge in a steak. ‘To optimise both human

‘Government’ is a serious concept. Related theories of public utilities, the commons, and privatisation are similarly serious and nuanced. But sometimes what government does in

There is too much that has happened in the run-up to next week’s elections in Zimbabwe to ensure that these will be free and fair.

This is really a reflection on the virtue of being less than wholly convincing, or convinced, and thus avoiding the penalty of bringing the argument

There’s no rhyme or reason behind Ebrahim Patel’s capricious trade policy. He appears as clueless as he is. I sometimes imagine Ebrahim Patel’s office as