A review of 'Money' by David McWilliams

Two new research papers show how economic history at Stellenbosch punches above its weight

Reflections on South Africa winning the World Test Championship at Lord's

Will anyone invest in my start-up idea?

South Africa is much more complicated than Americans of both political parties think.

What should we do about it?

But should it be?

Kate Mosse, Pierre Joubert and their long walk to Franschhoek

What South Africa’s experience with state capture reveals – and does not reveal – about America today

The Our Long Walk Essay Competition

An AI-written short story to commemorate Freedom Day

My submission on South Africa's Draft Transformation Fund Concept Document

How a 19th-century Cape coffee boom reveals the hidden consequences of Trump’s new tariff war

The Trump tariffs and how South Africa should respond to it

Why, where and how to do a PhD in Economics

How AI will make South Africa's science funding model obsolete

The Our Long Walk Essay Competition

When the rules are changing, will Africa rewrite them or let others decide its fate?

The Our Long Walk Essay Competition

The land reform we need won’t come from government

Expect 'industrial policy' to echo in his ears

There are no solutions; there are only trade-offs

EPISODE 8: Jonathan and I speak to Ola Olsson about the economics of prehistory, the environmental roots of state formation and what ancient Egypt can teach us about the ongoing crisis in the Congo...

SPECIAL POST: Even politically motivated actions often have underlying economic rationales – whether intentional or not

My global economic history graduate course, 2025 edition

Government revenue increased faster than expenditure; after many years of budget deficits, in February 2007, Minister Manuel could announce a budget surplus.

And still does

How will history remember Elon Musk?

EPISODE 7: Jonathan and I speak to Nathan Nunn on why culture still matters, zero versus positive-sum thinking (in the US elections), and why economists should study Africa

A fully updated Chapter 33 of Our Long Walk to Economic Freedom

Why do the Japanese play rugby? How did Einstein help create Eskom? Who is the richest man in history? Johan Fourie explores these questions and many more in this revised and expanded second edition o...

Why Cape slave histories deserve more attention

The second edition of Our Long Walk to Economic Freedom is now available in South Africa

Possibly, just maybe, yes

More of the same, with a few surprises

Podcast Episode · Our Long Walk · 01/08/2025 · 48m

After a decade, my last Rapport column

Are we actually measuring what we should?