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South African economy

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If the government is really pursuing this, South Africa is toast

Bert Olivier by Bert Olivier 7 July 20207 July 2020

The ANC’s stubborn commitment to an incremental transformation into a communist state will lead to national suicide

Posted inBusiness, General, News/Politics

Eskom is bent

Ian Siebörger by Ian Siebörger 7 February 20207 February 2020

If Eskom is bent, what is it going to take to straighten it out?

Posted inBusiness, General

Tackle inequality vigorously to reduce racism and other social pathologies

Thabang Motsohi by Thabang Motsohi 29 July 2016

A unique characteristic of South Africa as a society is the racialised structural inequality and unemployment inherited from the apartheid period. It was an intended and planned outcome of a warped strategy and a set of policy positions designed and rigorously implemented to achieve it. In a very weird way the outcome was hugely successful […]

Posted inEquality, General, News/Politics

A ‘good story’ to tell – for some

Thorne Godinho by Thorne Godinho 3 May 201416 May 2014

I must admit, the ANC’s election moniker (you know, that it has a “good story” to tell) makes me very angry – probably much more than it should. In the wake of Nelson Mandela’s death, and the feeling that we’ll never again experience such collective unity or progress as a nation, the ANC’s election spin […]

Posted inBusiness

Capitalism or socialism? We have no choice

Brent Meersman by Brent Meersman 19 June 201218 October 2012

It is not surprising that South Africans have trouble thinking straight. The poor live in a state of anxiety and insecurity, while high crime rates have led to a fortress mentality among the rich. Fear and anger permeate our opinions and shape our politics. The haves persist in the shadow of Zimbabwe’s ruin; the have-nots endure, […]

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The purchasing managers’ index: way more interesting than the Oscars

Matt Quigley by Matt Quigley 27 February 2012

Last week’s post looked at a measurement of fear in the financial market. This week we’ll turn our attention to a broader measure of future economic prospects, the purchasing managers’ index (PMI). During its heydays in the 1960s, manufacturing accounted for a quarter of South Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP). The sector has since declined, […]

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