‘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

The South African Communist Party is marking 102 years in existence. That is no mean feat for any party, not to mention one that was

After Julius Malema had chanted ‘Shoot to kill! Kill the Boer, the farmer! Kill the Boer, the farmer! Brrrr! Pah! Pah!’ to thunderous applause in

Noble intentions can only carry one so far. Noble intentions in government policy, for example, might centre on the alleviation of poverty, or increasing a

The possibility of the DA and the ANC forming a ‘grand’ coalition after next year’s election is once again being spoken about by a number

The Constitution and the law as interpreted by the Constitutional Court in the Glenister litigation* are clear on what is required of the state to

There are two fundamental reasons why, despite the positive prospects the country enjoyed in 1994, South Africa is degenerating rapidly into yet another failed African