While many in our commentariat (this member included) are obsessed with the possible results of next year’s elections, it is still not clear exactly how those polls will work and which votes will be counted. This is unprecedented in our democratic history.
What is needed is a long-term plan to try to fix the mess in Transnet, something that is in the interests of both business, the unions and workers at large, writes Terry Bell.
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Evidence suggests that the publication was held hostage by its main donor, Roy Singham; that its failure to diversify its funding was a feature, not a bug; and that when it came to be regarded as less useful politically, it was deliberately abandoned, rather than being given the chance to gain.