The week ahead: Youth Day, US-Africa business and more
From by-elections to economic data, here’s a roundup of the news you should watch out for in the days ahead…
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Oh goody! More talking!
There’s apparently no hurry to get Ramaphosa’s ‘national dialogue’ off the ground. We’ll likely have to wait a year for any programme of action…
The week ahead: Budget 3.0 and more
Here’s a roundup of the news you should watch out for in the days ahead…
Government, we beg you, step aside!
The government is standing in the way of economic recovery. It’s time to let the private sector take the reins…
South Africa’s jobless, growthless trap
South Africa’s jobless growth trap persists, with unemployment at 32.9%. The deeper causes are structural, stubborn and politically inconvenient…
No laughs at Dada Morero’s Joburg circus
The state of the city address was the usual mix of empty promises, missing detail and improbable solutions. Only, now with ‘bomb squad’!…
The rank hypocrisy of South Africa’s public holidays
Public holidays like Human Rights and Freedom Day provide good opportunities for political posturing. But our politicians offer little else…
Debt crisis: South Africa’s not there yet, but …
Scrapping the VAT hike isn’t going to push South Africa into a debt crisis. But without real growth and spending cuts, we’re drifting closer…
Budget crisis: Two days to bust
The budget standoff between the ANC and DA is dragging into yet another week. If it’s not resolved, there could be dire implications for…
All aboard the gravy plane
Sixteen ministers spent R47m on international travel in just eight months. Is South Africa’s cabinet living the jet-set life?…
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Is the organisation being drafted in to help fix the…
The BEE tithe: Paying your way to compliance heaven
A revenue tax to become BEE compliant and score tenders…
Tax first, investments after
Be smarter about your tax affairs before you invest and…
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