Leo Barnes
Western Cape loses 117 000 jobs in the second quarter
Agriculture was hardest-hit. While unemployment is lower than this time last year, the province is taking a bigger hit than the rest of the country at this time
UNISA report: household wealth has stagnated
While South African household wealth has grown by 12% in the past decade, this compares dismally with the rest of the world. Yet the Treasury now wants to introduce a wealth tax.
Paradoxes of violence – why does SA see fewer high-profile hits than the USA?
While racial rhetoric is more heated, and local officials can get caught up in organised violence, South Africa’s leading political candidates seem largely off-limits
Devolution: delayed or denied?
The DA have promised federalism since before they were called the DA, and always said it would happen once they were in national government. When will they act?
Are the DA serious, or just hysterical?
The DA’s recent flag-burning advert has made waves, but their lack of seriousness about solutions to the threat posed by the ANC makes it seem hollow
Leo Barnes | M.K.P. spells “doom”
The uMkhonto we Sizwe Party heralds the acceleration of the black nationalist movement’s radical economic transformation program, and with it, the death knell of Liberalism
How SAPS has failed the Western Cape
The severe shortage of staff, neglect of serious crimes, and refusal reform presents a strong case for handing control to the province
How the DA’s national ambitions hurt the Cape
The DA have done almost nothing about devolution for the past 15 years, in order to preserve their national strategy. But they are now losing ground at both levels
The South African Crab Bucket
How South Africans’ resentment of their fellow countrymen’s success is undermining prosperity and freedom