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Certificates of Need declared unconstitutional, again

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High Court ruling reconfirms that the Health Act’s “Certificates of Need” are unconstitutional and draws a line in the sand. Stop me if you’ve heard

The plan for an imperial Trump presidency

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Project 2025 is a 900-page plan for a conservative takeover of the US government at the next election. It is, in many respects, chilling. The

Myers-Briggs: corporate woo

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The Myers-Briggs personality type indicator remains a popular management tool in South Africa and around the world, but it’s bunkum. Apply for a job or

South Africa should not ban single-use plastics

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In Daily Maverick, Melanie Verwoerd makes the case for banning single-use plastics. Here’s the counter-argument. “South Africa was a trailblazer with the plastic bag levy,”

Official statistics thrown into question

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Accurate statistical data is critical for informed decision making. Yet Stats SA is under-resourced and allegedly produces poor data. It will not come as a

Bring back the Rainbow Nation

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Now that South Africa again has a government of national unity, it could do with an attitude and policy reset, too. In a review of

Eroding privacy for imagined safety

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A spate of laws are being written to undermine privacy and anonymity on the internet, all supposedly to “protect the children”. A new policy in

GNU cabinet is weak tea

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The cabinet announcement held little excitement, as familiar faces were reshuffled and the former opposition got crumbs. It was an evening of disappointments. President Cyril

Stop with the tariffs!

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Whoever becomes minister of trade, industry and competition should start by slashing import tariffs across the board. As I write this, the DA and the

On useful (and useless) political labels

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The traditional left-right distinction is of limited analytical value. I prefer using alternative spectra for political analysis. In a recent column, I briefly mentioned an