The ANC is facing electoral oblivion
The long-term trends are not looking good for the African National Congress (ANC). The party has been finding it difficult to adjust from ruling in
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Hitting bottom as a spark for change?
Our economy is in a deep slump. We are getting poorer, with our economic growth rate consistently below the rate of increase in our population. Almost all of our public enterprises, inefficient monopolies on the backbone of the economy, are
Stamped out: the case for letting go of the SAPO
In South Africa, policy reform often arrives like a postmarked letter from the past—late, smudged, and slightly irrelevant by the time it reaches its destination. So it is with the recent call by the DA GNU Minister of Communications and
ANC unveils plan B
Makone Maja and Nicholas Lorimer discuss the latest in budget negotiations and falling CEO confidence in South Africa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg82mqLjxc8
Retaliatory tariffs are bad policy
We all like to hear fighting words from the targets of Trump’s tariffs, but counter-tariffs only make a bad situation worse. Lately, we’ve had a lot of opportunity to discuss tariffs and whether they’re a good idea. US president Donald
Perceptions of race
The issue of race rears its head at every available opportunity, and yet in many (most?) cases it is used as a means of identifying a group which may in fact have little to do specifically with race. To quote
Dismantling is easy, but rebuilding is hard: Trump doesn’t have the time
Writer and political commentator Rian Malan and I have had daily email arguments about politics for many years, particularly US politics. We disagree on much, but not everything. The debates have gotten hotter since Trump 2.0, when a new word
Is the GNU about to change completely?
Today's Daily Friend show with Sara Gon, John Endres and Nicholas Lorimer discusses the prospects of a deal on the budget between the DA and ANC and if this will change the way the GNU has worked up until now.
Gabriel Crouse explains the 'BEE premium' and why taxpayers should stop paying for it
We present the podcasts of the weekly IRR Show on Chai FM. The show is broadcast live every Tuesday from 09h00 to 10h00 on Chai FM 101.9 and deals with the politics of the day and related issues. We also