The ConCourt refused leave to appeal "Kill the boer" – was this wrong?

On 27 March 2025 the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) ruled against AfriForum in an application for leave to appeal against a decision of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) which found that the singing of the song "Dubula ibhunu" or "Kill

The world needs peace, not “globalised intifada”

A few weeks ago, when the world focused on South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa’s visit to his counterpart, Donald Trump, in the Oval Office, two staffers from the Israeli embassy in the US lost their lives most brutally. The trigger-happy Elias

Can Zille save Jo'burg?

John Endres and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the reporting that Helen Zille is considering running to be the mayoral candidate for the DA in Johannesburg. They also talk about land invasions of military bases and the BEE debate. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKMm9qYwdi0

Dominos

Forget the refugees; they’re a distraction

“South Africa is far from perfect, but it belongs to those who believe in justice, dignity, and equality. To Afrikaners committed to that vision: your country needs you. To those who long for a past of domination – go if

Why we lack economic solutions

Viable solutions are lacking because our economic debates fixate on criticising ANC policies, while sidestepping the underlying tradeoffs.  We aren’t close to answering: How could SA become a broadly prosperous economy? Investment-led growth is a good option to boost GDP,

It’s easy to get economic growth

It is easy to get economic growth; there’s nothing to it. The winning formula could not be simpler. Every time in history, all around the world, wherever it has been tried it has always worked. There has been a spectacular

Race to the bottom

Professor William Gumede of the Wits School of Governance recently lamented the terrible failure of BEE because, he estimates, over R1 trillion moved between around 100 politically connected individuals. He goes on to say: “South Africa’s BEE model has created