Faced with an economy that has been in decline for more than a decade and given the slowing demand from our trading partners, the State…
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It’s one of the staples of South African journalism. It plays as comedy but it is actually closer to tragedy. The scenario is a congress…
For many people the last 20 years was a period of lost opportunities characterised by mediocre progress on the economic front and unmet promises. On…
The Democratic Alliance (DA) is continuously letting the democratic project down, and at this rate, the moment could be nearing for an alternative official opposition…
I was snooping around the archives of the South African Institute of Race Relations during a visit earlier this year, particularly drawn to the boxes…
“I am studying mathematics because I wanted to study something as difficult as it is useless.” I follow this statement with a polite laugh and…
Pravin Gordhan’s call on South Africa to resolve its “labour-relations challenges” is timely, if not overdue. His appeal for “concerted action by organised labour, business,…
Around the world, many youth are increasingly trapped in low-productivity, temporary or other types of work that fall short of their aspirations and that often…
The opposition was looking for trouble, so there should be no surprise that stones flew and heads were cracked. Any moron should realise that a…
With my dangling laptop bag bumping rhythmically against my well-cushioned behind, I sprint from the parking lot at OR Tambo International Airport (Johannesburg), up and…