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Reviving Johannesburg: Bringing back the parks

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Walking dogs has many benefits for man and beast.  James Delaney, an artist, gave a home to Pablo, a Labrador-Golden Retriever cross, in 2013. His

The Demise of Denel

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Denel, the state-owned defence company, is in a spiral of terminal decline. Yet there is no urgency or apparent strategy from the government to deal

Taking on the public service

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In recent weeks the government has seemed to be finding new resolve to deal with the deep problems in the public service. There is certainly

Why is South Africa’s growth rate so feeble?

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There will be no immediate recovery for the South African economy from the last year of lockdown. This year the South African Treasury predicts the

The Budget: The Need to Repurpose the State

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This afternoon, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni will deliver a Budget that has taken on greater-than-usual significance. For the past few years, Mboweni has been calling

Will there be a jobs bloodbath?

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One of the constant goals put forward in State of the Nation Addresses has been greater job creation. Last week President Cyril Ramaphosa said one

The economic consequences of EWC

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The passage through Parliament of the Expropriation Bill, which is likely later this year, will be a watershed moment in South Africa’s post-1994 politics, with

Market turmoil: Manias and What to do?

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An army of small traders on the US stock market have shown immense power over the past week. Many of these retail investors are now

National Planning Commission: Side-stepping on course corrections

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The Covid-19 lockdown pushed South Africa deeper into recession, and might – had the president been bold – have given a boost to serious, deep

Covid 19 Vaccines – The Big Dropped Ball and What to do Now

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The ANC has dropped the ball on vaccine procurement and rollout in a spectacular manner.  By the day the signs have been mounting that our