Broken by Design? How Johannesburg Turned Service Failure into a Growth Industry
How Johannesburg was broken.
5.10.2026 |
Ivor Blumenthal
Dispatch from Washington
Richard Tren writes on the view from Washington on the latest global developments.
4.10.2026 |
Richard Tren
Elections are Not Won On Voting Day
Political parties and election analysts obsess over who voters will choose but more attention needs to be paid to the millions who decide not to choose anyone.
4.10.2026 |
Paula Slier
Johannesburg at 140: What Next for the City of Gold?
Johannesburg has always been full of people with can-do attitudes - will that help save the city?
4.10.2026 |
Jade Davenport
Modern Feminism’s Reciprocity Problem
A feminism that meticulously accounts for a man’s obligations while resenting his expectations has a reciprocity problem.
3.10.2026 |
Pierneef
The FMF’s Memorandum to the Americans
The Free Market Foundation presents a memorandum to American policymakers, highlighting the challenges and opportunities in South Africa.
3.10.2026 |
David Ansara
Attacks on AfriForum are Backfiring
Simon Lincoln Reader writes that going after non-crooks with the same or even more vigour as real crooks should be grounds to section a reporter under local mental health prescripts.
2.10.2026 |
Simon Lincoln Reader
Ask Not for Whom the Revolution Bays, It Bays for You. Gentlemen and Lady
The government and the ANC need to stop and think before they double down further on a policy that has already cost that party and the country so much.
1.10.2026 |
The Editorial Board
The Scale of South Africa’s Farm Killings Crisis
This is the text of the speech given by Advocate Mark Oppenheimer in Washington DC to the National Press Club on 25 September.
1.10.2026 |
Mark Oppenheimer
Township Businesses Do Not Lack Ambition: Government Red Tape is Locking Them Out
Five practical reforms could help township and rural businesses access finance, reach bigger markets, and overcome red tape.
30.9.2026 |
Mlondi Mdluli
