Pledging to resolve the ‘land question’ has been a perennial theme for the ANC. For the most part, this has been approached as a political rather than an economic or developmental question. Actual land reform – at least in its agrarian manifestation – has never been a priority, and its successes have been modest.
As the national-conservative movement grows around the world, the right is increasingly abandoning the alliance of convenience it had with liberalism during the latter half of the previous century. Here are some false criticisms our erstwhile allies often level against the philosophy of liberty.
The Free Market Foundation (FMF) has responded favourably to finance minister Enoch Godongwana’s desire to bring fiscal restraint and discipline to South Africa’s public sector. Government spending needs to be reined in and align far more strictly with constitutional requirements.