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Why Tokyo and Oslo are safe and Johannesburg is not
Japan and Norway are safe because their institutions work; ours do not.
The FMF’s memorandum to the Americans
This memorandum seeks to provide a detailed understanding of the political and economic reality in South Africa for an American audience.
Something to consider about affirmative action
Affirmative action is, by its nature, a majoritarian device.
While killers roam, the state chases paperwork
Serial killer fears in Gauteng expose South Africa’s failure to prioritise violent crime.
Do not just look at the institutions
Institutions do not run themselves. They are run by human beings with agency, who possess their own ideas and interests.
Abolish NSFAS; fund careers instead
NSFAS asks whether an applicant is poor enough to receive the money. It does not seriously ask whether spending the money in the proposed way
South Africa drops to 87th in global economic freedom ranking as long-term decline continues
South Africa ranks 87th out of 165 countries and territories in the Economic Freedom of the World: 2026 Annual Report (EFW), released today by the
Why South Africa must free its small businesses
South Africa does not need more state-led job-creation programmes that have repeatedly failed to reduce the headline figures. Instead, it requires an environment in which
Threats to private property rights in South Africa
Private property is a mechanism for citizens to exercise their independence from the state. Consequently, the ANC sees private ownership as anathema to its revolutionary
The BELA Act won’t end the fight over school governance
Education policy should ultimately be about educating children. Governance arrangements are supposed to serve that purpose, not become an endless source of institutional conflict.
Kenya’s crackdown on foreign traders betrays Pan-Africanism
When local economies falter, Pan-African solidarity is often the first casualty.
Young South Africans have a stake in local government
Your community is your future. Your vote is your voice. Your participation is your power.