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What are the alternatives to ruin by the NHI?

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Minister of Health Dr Joe Phaahla has described the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill as ‘one of the most revolutionary pieces of legislation… since the

Big Business and the State: What are the conditions and the job description?

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Big business has plans to help the government solve some of the country’s critical bottlenecks to growth. It is going to try to turn around

A Brics too far?

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The BRICS are trying hard to show muscle and relevance in the world. On the agenda for a summit meeting in August will be an

Could there be an ANC-DA coalition?

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A grand coalition between the ANC and the DA seems extremely remote, but is it possible and desirable? Such a pact stands the chance of

André de Ruyter’s three years in hell

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Anyone seeking to understand why it is so difficult to turn around the government and country would be well advised to read Truth to Power,

The Lady R: What do we really want?

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South Africa’s relations with the US are in a crisis, and there is no clear path out of the mess. South Africa’s increasing lean towards

Why you will be cold this winter

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A few days ago Eskom told us that stage six power cuts were to last indefinitely. This means we are about to experience the longest

SA Foreign Policy in Knots

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Last week a high-powered official South African delegation rushed to Washington to try and persuade the US that we have not gone over to the

Amidst the despondency, is there some hope?

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There is an intense and growing national anxiety about the country’s future. Economic hardship is increasing for most South Africans. Unemployment is persistently high, food

Racial quotas in hiring: another own goal

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Last week President Cyril Ramaphosa declared his fifth annual SA investment conference a great success. And last week the President also signed into law the Employment