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Fixing infrastructure not enough to restart SA’s economic engine

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South Africa’s economy is stagnating. From 2012 to 2023, the average annual growth rate was just 0.8%. In 2024 it declined to 0.5%. In the

Looming Ramaphosa-Trump showdown a time for boldness and straight talking 

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When President Cyril Ramaphosa meets with US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, he will do so against the backdrop of a diplomatic relationship under strain.  

The Three-Way Squeeze on the ANC

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South Africa’s ruling party finds itself trapped in a tightening vice. Pressures are mounting from three directions: from outside the country, domestically, and from within

Adapt or Die: The ANC at a Crossroads

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How has the Catholic Church, the oldest continuously existing institution in the world, survived for so long? Two thousand years have passed since its founding,

The ANC is facing electoral oblivion

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The long-term trends are not looking good for the African National Congress (ANC). The party has been finding it difficult to adjust from ruling in

No way out of crisis without economic growth

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The following is the text of an address I gave in Berlin yesterday at an event hosted by German-South African Forum and the Friedrich Naumann

To shift a nation ….

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The following is the text of a speech I made today at the Institute of Economic Affairs in London. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen −

No easy answers on the eastern highveld

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Beneath the rich agricultural soil around Middelburg lies a hidden treasure: the black coal that feeds the power stations whose cooling towers dot the horizon

To speak up, stand up, and step up

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The following is my address to the Harvard Club in New York City on 18 November. A chance to save Mandela’s vision Ladies and gentlemen,

Who wins Gauteng will decide South Africa’s future

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On the website of Stats SA you will find a rather remarkable chart. It redraws the map of South Africa by resizing the provinces in