DA energy policy is politically correct but economically irrational
It is reassuring to know that Kevin Mileham, shadow minister of mineral resources and energy in the Democratic Alliance (DA), is not opposed to extending
Why the ANC hates small business
There is only one thing that stops South Africa from having the thriving small business community that would solve our awful unemployment, make our economy
Teacher, leave us alone: Open letter from Ian Macleod to GIBS, challenging coerced medication
It is a narrative arc almost as old as storytelling itself. Sensei teaches a student everything he knows. Years later, Sensei joins the forces of
Why SA’s plan to tax e-cigarettes would be counterproductive
If you are familiar with the law of unintended consequences, you will understand that government decisions are not always perfect. Based on this premise, we
The ANC needs Cape independence
It may sound deeply ironic that the African National Congress (ANC), ruling party of South Africa, would benefit from the Western Cape (and possibly the
A tragedy and a farce
I’m no great admirer of Karl Marx. I say this having read a great deal of Marx’s own work, and a great deal by those
Resource curse is not a law of nature
An eco-lobbyist argues that South Africa should prohibit efforts to discover and exploit its oil and gas resources, on the grounds that doing so could
Time for the courts to strike down BEE
Last week the Constitutional Court struck down the Preferential Procurement Regulations (the Regulations) gazetted in 2017 by the then finance minister, Pravin Gordhan, under the
South Africa’s economic decline: The reasons underpinning the reasons
New research from the Harvard Growth Lab and a group of authors, headed by Venezuelan economist Ricardo Hausmann, explores three possible paradigms for explaining South
State-Owned Enterprises are dragging down the country and nothing is being done
One issue that will be keenly watched in this afternoon’s Budget Speech as a sign of government resolve will be whether the Minister of Finance,