The necessity of property rights 

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Property rights are the bedrock of modern civilisation. Without certainty that one’s property will remain one’s own and not be stolen by criminals or robber

Business is gagged in the SA administrative state

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I was surprised by the enthusiastic, ideological defence of the colour bar by John Dludlu (“Dis-Chem is on the right path with transformation”), decades after

St Stithians to St Capture

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This is the third article in a series by Martin Humphries about the “school capture” of  St Stithians by its program of Diversity Equity and

Cadre deployment will remain closely guarded 

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Cabinet recently adopted the ‘National Framework for Professionalisation of the Public Sector’, which aims at elevating merit as the guiding principle for recruitment into the

What can be done about decaying public infrastructure?

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One of the reasons why South African growth prospects are so dismal is our pitiful level of new investment. Investment in South Africa is a

An economist’s failed attack on the pharmaceutical patent system

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An academic’s effort to blame the patent system for the unequal distribution of Covid-19 vaccines around the world falls flat as he first constructs a

Enjoy the movies. Just don’t believe them

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I’m grateful that I began my career before the online age really got going in South Africa. I would rather that some of my earliest

If Zimbabwe is a constitutional democracy, why are its citizens not free?

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There is irrefutable evidence that freedom – be it economic or political – has a strong bearing on the quality of lives of citizens. We

The US and the West … China and Africa

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Given today’s fluxing geopolitics and economics, the value of criticising Western policies must be balanced with better appreciating their benefits. For professors of cultural studies

Are Electric Vehicles the Future of Driving?

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DETROIT: This isn’t the first-time electric vehicles have been popular. In 1914 Clara Ford, Henry Ford’s wife, opted to drive a Model 47 Brougham from