[News] ANC moet gaan, of munisipaliteite gaan knak
Indien die ekonomiese en basiese dienslewering daarmee saam gaan verbeter, sal die ANC op nasionale en plaaslike vlak die trekpas gegee moet word.
[Opinion] The end of social compacts?
This inevitably means that, when a party such as the ANC is in charge of state organs and tools, the default will be toward policies that increase centralisation, taxation, and power maximisation – all of which have wrought havoc on the economy, with a record-high unemployment rate and lower foreign direct investment flows as the prime examples.
[Letter] SA is not getting the basics of reliable trade infrastructure right
This means the country's fiscus will be more fragile in future.
[News] Stop trying to make the NHI happen - fix what we've got: expert
South African think tank, the Centre for Risk Analysis (CRA) hosted a discussion this week about the viability of the government’s National Health Insurance scheme, which it says is moving full steam ahead, despite concerns raised by stakeholders in the private and public healthcare space.
[Opinion] Redistributionism or Growth?
Basic Income Grant (BIG) – added to the increasing number of other forms of welfare – represents a major risk to South Africa’s fiscal responsibility and growth prospects.
[Letter] Nationalising the Sarb won’t solve unemployment, energy insecurity
Simply discussing the possibility of nationalisation sends a signal to SA and international companies and investors that the institution may lose all credibility
[Opinion] Heightened risk of social unrest in second half of 2022
In the context of rising food and fuel prices, an official unemployment rate of 34%, and growth-depressing factors such as blockades of the N3 and persistent rolling blackouts, South Africa faces the prospect of more social unrest and instability over coming months.
[Letter] Wiser to ignore government
Inflation is likely to remain high given that there is little prospect that substantive structural reforms in both the policy and administered price areas will be implemented any time soon (“SA consumers at ‘tipping point’ as food inflation soars, says NielsenIQ”, July 27).