It has been a few weeks since South Africa’s latest ban on the sale of alcohol was lifted. While a relief for many large and

What does it mean when ‘markets react positively’ to Wednesday’s budget speech? Why would they react positively, when it was laden with bad news? On

There is no trade-off between land reform and agricultural production and productivity. This was the message from President Cyril Ramaphosa in the debate on the

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 21st February 1808 – Without declaring war, Russian troops cross the Swedish

Speaking last month to the Progressive Business Forum – a group of BEE and other businesses that pay the African National Congress (ANC) significant sums

Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga recently told a group of students that with better education there would be less rape in South Africa. This stoked

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

The argument for sin taxes is frequently made. Arguments against sin taxes, however, are rarely discussed, and never feature in the National Treasury’s budget speeches.

Donald Trump famously declared that ‘for every new regulation issued, at least two prior regulations [must] be identified for elimination’. This was music to the

Donald Trump’s personality disorders shouldn’t block our comprehending why so many Americans voted for him. To better appreciate how stoking politically combustible inequity narratives entrenches