South Africa’s employment conundrum

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‘We are damned if we don’t find a solution to unemployment – and it’s not really that difficult.’ This was the headline of a short,

Fallacies about nuclear, solar and wind

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The greens are becoming divided on nuclear power. Initially they were all against it but in recent years many leading greens, notably George Monbiot, a

We are all black now (some are just lighter than others)

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First, it happens slowly. Then it happens fast. The melting pot of races, cultures and socio-economic conditions simmers and gurgles at an ever-increasing temperature until

A tale of two elections

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Elections were recently held in two countries which have some similarities to South Africa – Turkey and Thailand. And South Africans would do well to

Elections of consequence: a crisis of governance and ideology

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Commentator and analyst Moeletsi Mbeki contends that South Africa’s fundamental problem is a crisis of governance which undergirds every other crisis afflicting the country. This

Liberalism: between a rock and a hard place

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The conservative right thinks you’re a ‘cultural Marxist’ when you express tolerance and acceptance of people not like them, or suggest they ought not to

Why I am a liberal

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Today, I return to the Free Market Foundation – founded in 1975 – as its Head of Policy. Taking up the policy reins at South

Could there be an ANC-DA coalition?

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A grand coalition between the ANC and the DA seems extremely remote, but is it possible and desirable? Such a pact stands the chance of

The illiberal legislative record of Ron DeSantis

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Ron DeSantis is a deft politician, which makes him appear more palatable than the man he is challenging for the Republican nomination, Donald Trump. But

A populist future?

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Populism is one of today’s political catchphrases. To most of us it probably signifies crudity in politics: the sort of thing symbolised by a demagogue