[Video] The Risk of NHI
The National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill will have far-reaching consequences for healthcare funding in South Africa. In this CRA webinar, Mike Settas − Managing Director of Cinagi, a private health insurance provider − discusses the risks associated with the NHI proposal and prospects for its implementation.
[Video] Can the ANC solve its corruption dilemma?
President Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed to tackle corruption in the African National Congress (ANC). But does he have the political will and the strength to do so? The President faces a deep dilemma: he must be seen to act, but attempting to defeat corruption could risk tearing the ANC apart. Frans Cronje and Bheki Mahlobo discuss the ANC's corruption dilemma and various scenarios for the party.
[Opinion] NHI could trigger skills exit
The proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) is likely to see a skills exodus from the health sector.
[Opinion] Business closures herald a looming disaster
Company liquidations and employee retrenchments are a stark reminder of the extensive and continuing impact on economic activity of the Covid-19 pandemic and the resultant lockdown.
[Opinion] The Invisibles: South Africa’s growing underclass
Poor people with little education and no work, and who generally live under difficult conditions, find themselves relying on state support, while being unable to occupy centre stage in public discourse. They are the underclass — often neglected and ‘invisible’ — yet increasingly, they are becoming a potential source of unrest.
[Opinion] SA’s middle class taking strain
Key indicators reveal the impact of South Africa’s economic crisis on the middle class.
[Opinion] Protecting Property Rights Key to Economic Recovery
South Africa’s intention to expropriate private property without compensation will have damaging effects on the already ailing economy.
[Opinion] Save Stats SA
The slow crippling of Stats SA through budget cuts and understaffing constitutes more than a threat to one institution. It stands to pull the rug out from under SA’s ability to formulate effective policy