Chris Hattingh

In a recent article, commentator Stephen Grootes writes: “It is important to determine which economic factors are in the control of the government, and which

New research from the Harvard Growth Lab and a group of authors, headed by Venezuelan economist Ricardo Hausmann, explores three possible paradigms for explaining South

That the unemployment rate on the expanded definition now sits above 46% should not come as a surprise. Years of onerous regulations and anti-growth policies

Now that the excitement – (or lack thereof; see South African Voter Turnout Slumps in Municipal Elections) – of the local government elections has subsided,

With local government elections on 1 November, the respective political parties are stepping up their campaigning – and, with that, their numerous promises to a

Jonathan Katzenellenbogen writes, “vaccine hesitancy by sizeable portions of the population may curb or delay our reaching herd immunity. … [this will] force us for

South Africa’s march down the collectivist path continues. Around every corner, the central principles of individualism and liberalism – property rights, free speech, freedom of

That a paltry 0.3% of the population has been vaccinated as of 19 March stands as yet another milestone in the ever-growing list of calamities

It has been a few weeks since South Africa’s latest ban on the sale of alcohol was lifted. While a relief for many large and

On 15 January during an interview on Radio 702, President Ramaphosa talked about relief packages saying “We do not have the money: that is the