1 March 2022 - The Land Court Bill runs counter to the founding values of the Constitution, and its ideological premise that private property rights are the problem and state ownership the solution is fatally flawed.
24 February 2022 - “South Africa now pays grants to more than 46% of the population.” This line in Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s 2022 Budget speech perfectly encapsulates the situation into which the ruling party’s ideological and policy choices have forced South Africa.
24 February 2022 - Economist Wandile Sihlobo recently pointed out that, as 2021 progressed, “numerous reports of infrastructure destruction in the rail system surfaced, posing a risk to agriculture and other export-orientated sectors”.
21 February 2022 - That localisation master plans enjoy strong government support is not necessarily a good thing (“Localisation widely supported within government and parastatals, department says”, February 20). SA’s economic situation is the result of government’s chosen ideas and policies.
21 February 2022 - In his 2022 State of the Nation address, President Ramaphosa reiterated his government’s commitment to the proposed National Health Insurance; he stated that “much progress is being made in preparing for the introduction of NHI.”