About Johan Fourie
About Johan Fourie
I am Johan Fourie, a South African economic historian. I am Professor of Economics and Chair of Economics, History and Policy at Stellenbosch University, where I also direct LEAP, the Laboratory for the Economics of Africa’s Past. I teach economic history to undergraduate and graduate students and regularly publish on the subject, both academically (through journal articles and book chapters) and popularly (here).
I write a bi-weekly column for the largest South African news site, News24 (paywalled), and a monthly column for LitNet (in Afrikaans). These are republished on my blog in English. My posts often include columns published elsewhere (for example, Business Day or Rapport), summaries of my research, or topics I find interesting.