New Future

08/07/2026

I am attending the 2026 European Ecovillage Gathering. Who else will be there? Let's meetup?

https://ecovillagegathering.org/

21/06/2026

Looking forward to attending the European ecovillage gathering this year. Who else will be there? Lets meetup?
https://ecovillagegathering.org/programme/

24/05/2026

Ask most Afrikaners what they'll do about the future, and you hear one of two answers: stay and make peace with the decline, or pack for the airport.
Both are honest — and both give up something that matters far too much.
There's a third way, and it can actually be built: a small, rooted, self-sufficient eco-village. Keep the land, the language and the community, without surrendering the future.
New on the blog:

Between making peace with decline and packing for the airport, there is a third option — and it can be built. Spend enough evenings around a braai, or enough late hours at the kitchen table, and the conversation finds its way to the same question: what are we going to do about the future? The...

23/02/2026

One kilogram of Lionsmane mushrooms. Not bad for my first harvest! Looking forward to many more. Tastes really good. It has the same texture as chicken.

22/02/2026

What if you could cut your monthly living costs by over a third — without sacrificing your standard of living?

In the latest post from the New Future eco-village series, we break down the economics of eco-village living. Real numbers. A side-by-side cost comparison. And a practical model for generating income, building ownership, and creating genuine community.

No utopian fantasies. No living in a tent. Just a smarter way to live.

Read it here: https://www.newfuture.co.za/how-will-it-work-the-eco-village-economic-model/

I’d love to hear your thoughts. Does this model make sense to you? What would you need to see before you’d consider a move like this? And what concerns would you have? Drop your thoughts in the comments — every bit of feedback helps us shape this into something that actually works for real families.

In our previous post, we explored the physical layout and facilities of a practical eco-village — the tiny houses, the community centre, the shared mobility hub, the greenhouses and agricultural spaces. If you haven’t read it yet, you can find it here: A Practical Eco-Village Design. But a beaut...

15/02/2026

We've accepted a way of living that doesn't actually make sense.
Every family owns its own lawnmower, its own washing machine, its own car — most of which sit unused 90% of the time. Every household carries the full cost of housing, energy, transport, and food alone. And somehow we've normalised being completely disconnected from the people living 10 metres away from us.
I've been working on something different: a small, practical eco-village near Pretoria. Not a commune. Not off-grid survivalism. Just a smarter way to organise daily life — sharing what makes sense to share, keeping what's private private.
I wrote up the full design here:

A practical eco-village design exploring shared living, lower costs, and resilient communities. A real-world proof of concept for sustainable housing.

18/01/2026

🇿🇦 **South Africa has the world's highest inequality.**

The numbers are staggering:
• Gini coefficient: 63 (highest globally)
• Richest 10% hold 71% of all wealth
• Poorest 60% hold just 7%
• Black South Africans own only 6% of what White South Africans own

Can a 120-year-old board game teach us how to fix this?

We ran an experiment. We played Monopoly three different ways - testing capitalism, socialism, and a hybrid model - to see what actually prevents inequality and bankruptcy.

**The results surprised us:**

🎲 **Game 1** (Pure redistribution): Someone STILL went bankrupt
🎲 **Game 2** (Balanced approach): Nobody went bankrupt, everyone prospered... but it was "boring"
🎲 **The lesson**: What makes a thrilling game makes a terrible society

That "boring" version? It's exactly what South Africa needs.

In our latest blog post, we break down:
✅ How doubling basic income prevents destitution
✅ Why wealth caps stop extreme accumulation
✅ What "even development" rules mean for education and infrastructure
✅ Practical policies that could actually work

**The game is rigged. But the rules can be rewritten.**

Read the full story and see the policy blueprint:
https://www.newfuture.co.za/what-monopoly-teaches-us-about-inequality/



Tag someone who needs to read this. Let's start the conversation. 💬

A conversation exploring the game's radical origins and applying its lessons to real-world economic justice in South Africa.

22/12/2025

This is inspiring.

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