Theatre of Inquiry
Due to a potential lack of enough talking at the National Dialogue, President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the creation of yet another commission of inquiry.
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Lesotho’s declaration of a self-inflicted disaster
Lesotho has declared a national state of disaster over “high rates of youth unemployment and job losses”. This measure in the landlocked southern African kingdom is likely to be in force until 30 June 2027. The immediate government justification is
Why liberal democracy is reverting back to authoritarianism
Democracy and individual freedom are not natural elements of human government. Authoritarianism, the rule of society by a minority possessing moral or physical authority over the majority, is the means by which humans have normally governed themselves historically. It is
A changed region
October 7 changed the political outlook of the entire Middle East region. The political outlook of the Middle East region shifted enormously after Hamas’s surprise attack on the State of Israel on the morning of the 7th October 2023, which
Why so many economists are wrong about free markets
Over 100 economists warned against Javier Milei’s economic policies. Over 100 economists were dead wrong. A friend sent me an article from The Guardian, published shortly before the 2023 election in Argentina won by libertarian candidate Javier Milei. It is
Watered-down custard and the South African dream
I come from a long line of ordinary South Africans, the kind of people this country runs on, working-class people who never expected shortcuts, only the chance to build something a little sturdier for the next generation. When I was
"It is within your power ..." An open letter to President Ramaphosa
Dear Mr President We write this open letter to you in advance of your address to the nation scheduled for 7pm tomorrow. We hope that our intervention will assist you in the formulation of your response to the matters raised
City of cutoffs
In today's Daily Friend Show, Terence Corrigan and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the billing mismanagement of Johannesburg, the failures of the mining ministry, and an MK fundraiser. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CA1DUu5Phc
Like a man walking in on a toileting lady …
Bidvest is exposed as discriminating against impoverished white toddlers, so Solidarity’s Chief Executive, Dirk Hermann, writes them a letter. Bidvest then responds not through its CEO, but its corporate communications guy, and that − to paraphrase the final line of