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21 October 2019 Dear Fellow South African, The unexpected load-shedding last week disrupted the lives of millions of people in their homes, workplaces and businesses. The cost to our economy of power outages is significant. It contributes to investor unease at a time when we are trying to attract more domestic and foreign capital to […]

Maimane, as leader of the party, will be bound by the policy and strategic choices of the federal council led by Zille. Keith Gottschalk, Political Scientist, University of the Western Cape South Africa’s main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, elected a new chairperson of its federal council this past weekend. Its choice – Helen Zille, […]

Theuns Eloff: Chair, FW de Klerk Foundation Board of Advisers 17 October 2019 There are few issues that are discussed as often as the success (or not) of President Cyril Ramaphosa – even during Rugby World Cup time. Everyone (except the Zuptas and EFF) wants him to succeed and believes that he will succeed. But doubts erode this trust […]

On the one hand are the proponents of the liberal vision of society in which individuals’ opportunities and life are determined by their personal qualities. On the other hand is the liberal vision that accepts a society with structural inequalities, such as South Africa, cannot be addressed at the individual level, but only collectively. Dirk […]