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A new era begins in geopolitics
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
THE United States’ dominance, that has been around for the past decades, is now being challenged by China. We are witnessing changes in the structure of geopolitical order,…
South Africa’s problem of lawlessness and disorder
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
Months ago, South Africa’s popular mainstream finance and economics newspaper, Business Day, highlighted crime as a national problem that the South African government must address to create an…
Race-based policies no cure for inequality
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
LAST week, the United States (US) Supreme Court ended affirmative action in college admissions. It was one of the most significant and consequential Court rulings in America’s modern…
We have an opportunity to remake our history in 2024
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
“HISTORY is to states what character is to individuals.”, former United States Secretary of State, Dr Henry Kissinger, who turned 100 last month, said in the 20th century.…
Marriage is a tool to reduce poverty
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
The production of this week’s column was inspired by the latest episode of The Genius of Thomas Sowell podcast, hosted by the brilliant Alan Wolan. In this illuminating…
Thoughts after the Solidarity race law conference
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
I WAS immensely honored to participate in a conference against South Africa’s race-based laws organised by Solidarity in Pretoria this week. It really was a pleasure to be…
No more government-supplied healthcare!
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
POLITICIANS thrive on the routine of meddling in people’s lives. To maintain power, influence, and control, politicians do anything to disrupt the operations of the private sector or…
The problems of South Africa’s sky-high unemployment and inflation
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
THE unemployment crisis
The latest unemployment numbers released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) last week, depressed me again. The official unemployment rate rose to 32.9% in the first…
An open letter to Andre de Ruyter
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
DEAR Andre,
I read your book! Well done!
I thought I should write to you. My letter will be simple and straightforward, no sophistication at all, just a simple thank…
The smart people Ramaphosa should listen to on public policy
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
LAST week on Twitter, chief economist of Rand Merchant Bank (RMB), Isaah Mhlanga, suggested that Eskom, South Africa’s troubled state-owned electricity supply company, be privatised.
With his tweet, Mhlanga…