

Sindile Vabaza
Sindile Vabaza is an avid writer and an aspiring economist.
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Is South Africa a failed state?
- By Sindile Vabaza
- . May 13, 2023
In short, no. But it is understandable why there is a pervasive feeling of failure within this country, which is largely due to the abysmal

Why is South Africa failing?
- By Sindile Vabaza
- . Apr 1, 2023
Much has been written about whether or not South Africa is a failed state, given its crumbling infrastructure, bankrupted and corrupt municipalities, weak economic growth

How Cape Town can become richer and more productive
- By Sindile Vabaza
- . Mar 4, 2023
While the City of Cape Town deserves many plaudits for being a beautiful, functional and well-run city compared with every other major metro in South

How to build an effective coalition
- By Sindile Vabaza
- . Feb 4, 2023
As another Johannesburg mayor, Mpho Phalatse, was ousted last week, there were heated accusations among coalition partners. Accompanying this vitriol were open letters and a

The cost of state paternalism
- By Sindile Vabaza
- . Dec 3, 2022
Although it is famous among middle-class tourists for its exquisite beaches, life in the OR Tambo district municipality in the former Transkei is far from

Why 2024 matters: Socialism, corruption, violence, and degradation
- By Sindile Vabaza
- . Oct 1, 2022
What happens in 2024 matters. To tell the story of South Africa is to tell the story of psycho-social and socio-economic misery wrought on this

A case for hope: Small changes to make a big difference
- By Sindile Vabaza
- . Sep 3, 2022
Over the past few years, South Africa has struggled under conditions of weak growth, rising unemployment and mounting public debt. Even before the Covid-19 pandemic,

ANC (and EFF) policy resonate only with a few
- By Sindile Vabaza
- . Aug 6, 2022
A rather unpleasant effect of our hyper-consciousness to race is that even ideas and policies most people don’t agree with are given lots of room

Why institution-building matters
- By Sindile Vabaza
- . May 7, 2022
The Springboks are the clearest example of why institutions matter in this country. Even as social media and legacy media debate around “token” players and

We care because they are white
- By Sindile Vabaza
- . Mar 5, 2022
There has been a deluge of media coverage on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In particular some of the reporting seems to suggest that Ukrainians