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The ANC’s planning problem
Despite over three decades in power, the ANC seems unable to learn the lessons from failed plans of the recent past.
23 October 2025
Despite over three decades in power, the ANC seems unable to learn the lessons from failed plans of the recent past.
As they anticipated, constitutionalism has increasingly revealed its limitations in a context where a single, central government holds a disproportionate share of power.
These are objections to the form of the EEAA rather than its substance.
As we celebrate our Golden Jubilee, it is worth remembering why freedom matters in the first place.
One of the most overworn phrases in South Africa is “the government must…”
Everything will be okay. Forget about your worries and your strife. Hakuna matata.
The common thread running through both BELA and the NHI is the state’s increasing distrust of the individual and its growing appetite for control.
This is not universal healthcare; it is government monopoly by force.
This clarification is not a matter of pedantry.