Brian Benfield

Dr Brian Benfield is a retired professor from the department of economics at the University of the Witwatersrand, and a senior associate and board member of the Free Market Foundation.

Capital controls

The legal problem with Treasury’s new capital controls

New exchange control proposals depend heavily on discretionary approvals and exemptions that invite inconsistency, unpredictability and arbitrariness…

by Brian Benfield

May 18, 2026

Investing & Finance·Opinion

Spar seesaw

Spar should not be listed on the JSE

May 18, 2026

Spar is its network of independent retailers. But their rights…

National flags of BRICS countries: South Africa, India, Brazil, Russia and China (L-R) are seen on September 18, 2021 in Zhengzhou, Henan Province of China. The 15th BRICS summit is set to run from August 22nd to 24th in Johannesburg. (Photo by Li Qingsheng/VCG via Getty Images)

Carpe per diem: how Brics has lost its clout

May 18, 2026

The gathering of the Brics foreign ministers in New Delhi…

Sisisi Tolashe and President Cyril Ramaphosa at the ANC 5th National General Council on Day 01 on December 08, 2025 in Boksburg, South Africa. Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo

Real Politics: why the ANC can’t afford to lose Ramaphosa

May 18, 2026

The NEC has closed ranks behind Ramaphosa after the Phala…

Capital controls

The legal problem with Treasury’s new capital controls

May 18, 2026

New exchange control proposals depend heavily on discretionary approvals and…