Dennis Davis (of all people) stands up for private property against militant socialism
There has been one constant in South African constitutional discourse since the 1980s: Professor Dennis Davis. He has outlived most of his sparring partners in
How the role of Russia and the BRICS crumbled in a week
South Africa’s alternative pole to that of the West, BRICS, has crumbled within a week. Made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa,
Roets, restating case against liberal democracy, sidesteps key arguments
In a response to two defences of classical liberalism, Ernst Roets fails to resolve important criticisms. I must admit, I was surprised when Ernst Roets,
NHI: Social solidarity will not be enough
The passage of the National Health Insurance Bill by the National Assembly brings South Africa a step closer to introducing the government’s plans for a
Warlords or the West
‘Excessive ambitions and vested interests have led to treason.’ Those words were spoken by Russian President Vladimir Putin to describe his feelings of betrayal toward
Reclaiming freedom – a reply to Vegter and Van Staden
When we strip our conception of freedom from the community and the pursuit of the common good, we lose it. I recently published a piece
Will the ANC still rule in 2025?
Will the ANC still be the government of South Africa in 2025 – a year after the 2024 election and 31 years after coming to
Down with credentialism
You’d be hard pushed to find anyone in the developed world today, no matter how libertarian or how entranced by the polemics of Ivan Illich (Deschooling Society,
A deceptively avuncular affair: the last of the expropriation hearings …
The final public hearings on the Expropriation (without compensation) Bill (EWC Bill) concluded on an average winter evening in central Cape Town. There were five
Denationalise SA’s unemployed to free them from chains of slavery
South Africa’s unemployed walk around in invisible chains. According to Stats SA’s 2023 Q1 figures, of the 10 million young people aged between 15 and