Helping the Poor: Wealth Creation or Wealth Redistribution

Posted on January 8, 2026 by Paul Schlehlein

— Tim Cantrell

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What a stark contrast between the two G20s: November 2025’s G20 here in Johannesburg prioritised climate change and redistribution of wealth to reduce inequality, which has never worked. All this is driven by the socialistic, flawed philosophy of globalism.

2026’s G20 will focus on “economic prosperity by limiting regulatory burdens, unlocking affordable and secure energy supply chains, and pioneering new technologies and innovations” – prioritising wealth creation instead of redistribution. Which approach will prove more helpful to the poor?

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The Politics of Blame

Posted on December 11, 2025 by Paul Schlehlein

— Lennox Kalifungwa

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There is a sense in which complaint is the resignation and abdication of responsibility. This unqualified assertion will likely prompt the retort that affliction and pestilence are commonplace, and that people should be free to express their discomfort without fear of moral shaming.

Yet this expected retort ought to earn the response that trouble neither nullifies nor exempts a person from responsibility; in fact, it provides an opportunity for duty to be constructively exercised and applied.

To begin an article with such philosophical dialogue may not be ideal in some books, and yet it is necessary to confront the unfortunate spectacle that has been enshrined in the dogma of this modern world.

We live in a world that not only promotes, normalises, and celebrates irresponsibility but has effectively politicised and institutionalised it.

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Some African Traditions Must Die

Posted on May 22, 2025 by Paul Schlehlein

–– Lennox Kalifungwa

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What would you do if embracing Christianity demanded the death of a cherished cultural tradition? Though posed as hypothetical, this is a pressing question that every Christian, sooner or later, must confront.

In the wake of British and European colonial withdrawal, many African nations turned enthusiastically to postcolonialism—a postmodern creed animated less by a hunger for self-determination than by a visceral loathing of Western thought and custom. What followed was an era obsessed with the preservation of all things deemed authentically African. In the fevered rush to cast off colonial vestiges, Africans began re-engineering every corner of their cultural landscape—from attire and rituals to language, politics, and ceremonial pomp.

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Institutionalised Envy: How the 10th Commandment Can Make or Break a Country

Posted on March 19, 2024 by Paul Schlehlein

–– Tim Cantrell

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Institutionalised Envy: How the 10th Commandment Can Make or Break a Country

As we in South Africa approach a major election, it is crucial for Christian voters not to be naïve or ignorant, but to recognise that all political systems are not created equal. Every form of government is fallen, but not in the same way or to the same extent.

Constitutional democracy and a free market are rooted in many biblical principles, when rightly applied. Socialism (and its end goal, communism) is rooted in envy, greed and covetousness. It has bred all kinds of theft and trampling over private property rights (as enshrined in the 8^th commandment against stealing) and discourages a biblical work ethic. As Margaret Thatcher famously said: “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money.”

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