Archive - Our Long Walk

The ruinous growth of sports betting in South Africa

And what to do about it

Jun 9, 2025 • Johan Fourie

Fourie vs StatsSA

The battle over definition and data in South Africa’s unemployment crisis

Jul 4, 2025 • Johan Fourie

Why America wants Afrikaners

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

Feb 10, 2025 • Johan Fourie

The battle for Botmaskop

Nimbyism rears its ugly head in Stellenbosch

May 5, 2025 • Johan Fourie

Neoliberal what what

Ideology and South African economic policy

Jun 23, 2025 • Johan Fourie

Seven apps that not only improve my productivity, but allow me to explore the world, old and new

Sep 5, 2025 • Johan Fourie

Five million jobs and not a labour economist in sight

Mar 16 • Johan Fourie

Write what you like

The Our Long Walk Essay Competition

Mar 7, 2025 • Johan Fourie

Love like an economic historian

Behind ye paywall doth wisdom dwell

Mar 21, 2025 • Johan Fourie

Imperial archetype

How will history remember Elon Musk?

Jan 31, 2025 • Johan Fourie

This will be a BAD year

On bees, trees and the diligent donkey

Jan 5 • Johan Fourie

Mind the gap, South Africa

Our political economy path to economic growth is clear but fragile

Apr 6 • Johan Fourie

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