Terence Corrigan, Shelbyville Times-Gazette Journalist Profile

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A white president is inconceivable – or is it? - Daily Friend

3 days ago | dailyfriend.co.za | Terence Corrigan

Terence Corrigan is the Project Manager at the Institute, where he specialises in work on property rights, as well as land and mining policy. A native of KwaZulu-Natal, he is a graduate of the University of KwaZulu-Natal (Pietermaritzburg). He has held various positions at the IRR, South African Institute of International Affairs, SBP (formerly the Small Business Project) and the Gauteng Legislature – as well as having taught English in Taiwan.
OPINION | SA’s foreign policy is understood, and the megaphone is the medium of choice

1 week ago | brnw.ch | Terence Corrigan

South Africa's former ambassador to the US Ebrahim Rasool received a warm welcome from hundreds of supporters from the ANC, the SA Communist Party, and Cosatu when he returned home. (Marvin Charles/News24)What is unfolding in the deteriorating relationship between the United States and South Africa has been years in the making, and is a logical outcome of South Africa’s foreign projection, writes Terence Corrigan. Rarely for South Africa, foreign policy has entered mainstream political debate.
Let’s talk about three laws we need to repeal

1 week ago | dailyfriend.co.za | Terence Corrigan

Terence Corrigan is the Project Manager at the Institute, where he specialises in work on property rights, as well as land and mining policy. A native of KwaZulu-Natal, he is a graduate of the University of KwaZulu-Natal (Pietermaritzburg). He has held various positions at the IRR, South African Institute of International Affairs, SBP (formerly the Small Business Project) and the Gauteng Legislature – as well as having taught English in Taiwan.
Of popes and politicians

2 weeks ago | dailyfriend.co.za | Terence Corrigan

Terence Corrigan is the Project Manager at the Institute, where he specialises in work on property rights, as well as land and mining policy. A native of KwaZulu-Natal, he is a graduate of the University of KwaZulu-Natal (Pietermaritzburg). He has held various positions at the IRR, South African Institute of International Affairs, SBP (formerly the Small Business Project) and the Gauteng Legislature – as well as having taught English in Taiwan.
Does Trump have a point?

3 weeks ago | dailyfriend.co.za | Terence Corrigan

South Africa’s relationship with the United States, and with its mercurial President, has been one of the country’s dominant stories over the past few weeks. It’s a complicated matter, and I remain inclined to think that this is fundamentally the mass homecoming and roosting of South Africa’s foreign policy chickens. It scorned America as an enemy, and now that’s been reciprocated.
For information only…

1 month ago | dailyfriend.co.za | Terence Corrigan

Some years ago, I remember paging through a magazine appealing to, shall we say, our less refined impulses. Among the adverts for performance enhancers and pheromone deodorant, a mail-order outfit was selling books with such memorable titles as Stoned at the Greengrocer.
The Sacred Contract: Citizens and Citizenship in South Africa

1 month ago | dailyfriend.co.za | Terence Corrigan

Terence Corrigan is the Project Manager at the Institute, where he specialises in work on property rights, as well as land and mining policy. A native of KwaZulu-Natal, he is a graduate of the University of KwaZulu-Natal (Pietermaritzburg). He has held various positions at the IRR, South African Institute of International Affairs, SBP (formerly the Small Business Project) and the Gauteng Legislature – as well as having taught English in Taiwan.
Balancing the books and rebalancing the (political) economy

1 month ago | dailyfriend.co.za | Terence Corrigan

It’s been in the works for years, and the subject of numerous warnings, but it’s here. South Africa has reached its long foretold fiscal crisis. That is, the revenue expected will not cover enough of the expenditure projected. The finance minister sought to deal with this by raising VAT, but couldn’t secure the buy-in of all the parties in the governing coalition. For the first time in post-apartheid history, the sitting government couldn’t pass a budget. This is likely to be messy.
Explaining or justifying? A look at an Expropriation Act fact check

1 month ago | dailyfriend.co.za | Terence Corrigan

Misinformation is a much used (and misused) phrase these days. It describes the proliferation of false and decontextualised data that skews public perceptions, distorts understanding of important matters and ultimately poisons public debate. This not only undermines a society’s ability to get to grips with its challenges, but is also likely to accentuate societal fissures.
Expropriation Act: facts and reality matter

1 month ago | dailyfriend.co.za | Terence Corrigan

Terence Corrigan is the Project Manager at the Institute, where he specialises in work on property rights, as well as land and mining policy. A native of KwaZulu-Natal, he is a graduate of the University of KwaZulu-Natal (Pietermaritzburg). He has held various positions at the IRR, South African Institute of International Affairs, SBP (formerly the Small Business Project) and the Gauteng Legislature – as well as having taught English in Taiwan.