Putin has gravely miscalculated

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The invasion of Ukraine appears to have been a grave miscalculation on the part of Russian president Vladimir Putin. It would be surprising if his

DA energy policy is politically correct but economically irrational

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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