DEAR Professor,
I was very saddened to hear that you have resigned as Vice Chancellor and Rector of the University of the Free State. I found it very hard to swallow.…
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
I DON’T know about you, but I miss Chris Hart’s shrewd analysis on South Africa’s economic and social issues. I seriously do. I was thinking about him this…
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
OVER the past two weeks, we have all been reminded that the post-1994 South Africa still grapples with racism. That we still have a long way to go…
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
AFTER President Jacob Zuma’s flip-flops with the finance ministry last week – sacking Nhlanhla Nene as head of the ministry – and appointing the African National Congress’ backbencher, Desmond van…
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
IT WAS a night of horror in our house at Roodepoort, Johannesburg, two weeks ago. Two armed men stormed into the house, assaulted us, and robbed us our cell…
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
AS AN advocate of human freedom, which is something out of reach for millions across the globe, I find it extremely painful to see the current wave of…
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
I WAS supposed to be at Wits University this week to attend the ‘What do you know about Black tax’ dialogue, hosted by Busisiwe Gumede of eNews. Unfortunately I…
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
THE Chief Executive Officer of Tata International, Noel Tata, expressed his frustration about South Africa’s immigration laws not long ago. They have made it quite problematic for Tata employees to…
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
THE FAMOUS French economist, and author of the bestseller, Capital In The 21st Century, Thomas Piketty, is expected to arrive in South Africa this week. He will deliver the 13th Annual Nelson…
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
EVERY year, the Fraser Institute, a free-market think-tank based in Canada, publishes the Economic Freedom of the World (EFW) Report. The report “measures the extent to which individuals within a particular country…