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daily12008-03-20T12:29:27ZBad-faith Expropriation Bill not grounded in South Africa’s land realities - 17th April 2008 http://www.sairr.org.za/press-office/institute-opinion/bad-faith-expropriation-bill-not-grounded-in-south-africa2019s-land-realities.html John Kane-Berman says that giving the government greater expropriation powers will not remedy the problems of large-scale failure in land reform. This column appeared in Business Day on 17th April 2008. No publishermmacfarlane@sairr.org.za2008-04-17T15:09:50ZNews ItemFight against crime is a race against race hatred http://www.sairr.org.za/press-office/institute-opinion/fight-against-crime-is-a-race-against-race-hatred.html John Kane-Berman says racially-motivated crime appears to be only a small proportion of all crime in South Africa but that it can nevertheless poison race relations. This column appeared in Business Day on 20th March 2008.No publisherChrisInstitute opinion2008-03-26T07:16:42ZNews ItemStrange silence over McBride defamation ruling http://www.sairr.org.za/press-office/institute-opinion/strange-silence-over-mcbride-defamation-ruling.html John Kane-Berman discusses various aspects of the recent judgement against The Citizen newspaper. This column appeared in Business Day on 6th March 2008.No publisherChrisInstitute opinion2008-03-26T07:20:06ZNews ItemANC in revolt is not a real opposition http://www.sairr.org.za/press-office/institute-opinion/looking-for-light-after-phosas-gloomy-claim.html John Kane-Berman says the recent battle over the ANC leadership was mainly a power struggle, and had less to do with policy differences, except in the macro-economic sphere. This column appeared in Business Day on 21st February 2008. No publisherChris2008-02-25T05:39:46ZNews ItemInstitute rebuts Owen and Altman http://www.sairr.org.za/press-office/institute-opinion/institute-rebuts-owen-and-altman.html The Institute shows how Ken Owen and Miriam Altman launched an ill-informed attack on its poverty data. No publisherChris2008-02-14T10:20:46ZNews ItemLooking for the light after Phosa’s gloomy claim http://www.sairr.org.za/press-office/institute-opinion/deployment-system-a-threat-to-democracy.html John Kane-Berman says the ANC’s deployment policy is a threat to democracy. This column appeared in Business Day on 7th February 2008.No publisherONG2008-02-25T05:44:58ZNews ItemOminous noises from this ‘democracy in action’ http://www.sairr.org.za/press-office/institute-opinion/ominous-noises-from-this-2018democracy-in-action2019.html John Kane-Berman says the new leadership of the African National Congress plans to impose a Soviet-style government model on South Africa. This column appeared in Business Day on 24th January 2008.No publisherChris2008-02-25T05:47:42ZNews ItemDark continent can light up of its own accord http://www.sairr.org.za/press-office/institute-opinion/dark-continent-can-light-up-of-its-own-accord.html John Kane-Berman reports on a recent conference in Berlin where it was argued that Africa could do much more to help itself instead of being dependent on yet another ‘Marshall Plan’. This column appeared in Business Day on 6th December 2007.No publisherChris2008-02-25T05:53:51ZNews ItemAnalysing the poverty of the president’s attack http://www.sairr.org.za/press-office/institute-opinion/analysing-the-poverty-of-the-president2019s-attack.html John Kane-Berman replies to an attack on the Institute by President Thabo Mbeki. This column appeared in Business Day on 22nd November 2007. No publisherChris2008-02-25T05:55:32ZNews ItemRecognising the breadth of Helen Suzman’s vision http://www.sairr.org.za/press-office/institute-opinion/recognising-the-breadth-of-helen-suzman2019s-vision.html John Kane-Berman pays a 90th birthday tribute to Helen Suzman, who began her career at the Institute and is now one of its vice-presidents. This article appeared in Business Day on 25th October 2007.
No publisherChris2008-02-25T05:57:51ZNews ItemSave private health care from state intervention http://www.sairr.org.za/press-office/institute-opinion/save-private-health-care-from-state-intervention.html John Kane-Berman says promises (or threats) by the health minister to fix private health care are likely to do more harm than good. This column appeared in Business Day on 11th October 2007. No publisherChris2008-02-25T05:59:53ZNews ItemEmployment Equity Act keeps the focus on white achievement http://www.sairr.org.za/press-office/institute-opinion/employment-equity-act-keeps-the-focus-on-white-achievement.html John Kane-Berman says white women should never have been made beneficiaries of affirmative action policies. He also says that such policies are more concerned with white than with black achievement. This article appeared in Business Day on 27th September 2007. No publisherChris2008-02-25T06:01:51ZNews ItemThe enduring legacy of Stephen Bantu Biko http://www.sairr.org.za/press-office/institute-opinion/the-enduring-legacy-of-stephen-bantu-biko.html Professor Sipho Seepe describes some of the key components of the black consciousness philosophy articulated by Steve Biko, who was beaten to death by the security police 30 years ago this month. This article appeared in the Sunday Times on 16th September 2007. No publisherChris2008-02-25T06:05:31ZNews ItemSouth African Press told the full story about apartheid http://www.sairr.org.za/press-office/institute-opinion/south-african-press-told-the-full-story-about-apartheid.html John Kane-Berman refutes a suggestion that the previous government had a stranglehold on the Press. This column appeared in Business Day on 13th September 2007.No publisherChris2008-02-25T06:09:12ZNews ItemThe Truth Commission’s chickens come home to roost http://www.sairr.org.za/press-office/institute-opinion/the-truth-commission2019s-chickens-come-home-to-roost.html John Kane-Berman says the Truth Commission’s one-sided composition and its flawed procedures help to explain why various people refused to apply to it for amnesty. This article appeared in Business Day on 16th August 2007.No publisherChris2008-02-25T06:11:34ZNews Item