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SA not (yet) playing its G20 hand well

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When South Africa assumes the presidency of the G20 on 1 December, it gains a position that will afford the country, and the Government of

‘Muscular’ and ‘Constructive’ liberalism

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Free Market Foundation Head of Policy Martin van Staden writes recently that, “one hopes that the muscular liberals will gain the advantage in this particular

The GNU at 100

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Taking the date on which President Cyril Ramaphosa announced his latest cabinet – 30 June 2024 – 8 October marks 100 days of the Government

Don’t allow it to be just a sugar high

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On 31 August Springboks (and a few All Blacks) fans took newly cleaned PRASA trains from Park Station to Ellis Park stadium (now Emirates Airline

Where to for Venezuela?

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An economic crisis that began under Hugo Chávez has accelerated under Nicolás Maduro. From 2013 to 2021, 7 million Venezuelans (about a quarter of the

South Africa’s economic freedoms whittled away

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Of the 165 jurisdictions ranked in the Fraser Institute’s 2023 Economic Freedom of the World Report (EFW), South Africa occupies the 94th position (this report

Risky business

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Noble intentions can only carry one so far. Noble intentions in government policy, for example, might centre on the alleviation of poverty, or increasing a

Cadre deployment will remain closely guarded 

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Cabinet recently adopted the ‘National Framework for Professionalisation of the Public Sector’, which aims at elevating merit as the guiding principle for recruitment into the

State capture likely to happen again

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In early September Chief Justice Raymond Zondo delivered the keynote address at an event organised by News24. In speaking on the topic of state capture,

Economic freedom in our lifetime?

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How free is South Africa, in economic terms? According to the latest Economic Freedom of the World Report (EFW) South Africa is ranked 99th, out