Falling consumption spells disaster for economy

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Consumers in South Africa are under enormous pressure and anyone who is concerned about the economy should pay close attention to consumer behaviour during the

Feeding SA’s children: Broken promises and disingenuousness

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Over 9 million children benefit from South Africa’s National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP), a programme adopted in 1994 chiefly as a means to realising poor

Business must find its voice

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Businesspeople are invariably practical people, and so the recent interest rate cut has been greeted by the real estate industry with enthusiasm. In a recent

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This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 25th July 306 – Constantine I is proclaimed Roman Emperor by his

The anti-racism and anti-capitalism behind the current ferment

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Most South Africans have little knowledge of Ibram X Kendi, founder of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at American University, newly appointed holder of

Reforms for growth: small room for consensus

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The government will soon draw up an economic recovery plan based on consensus between itself, business, and labour. Is it possible that a credible growth

Covid-19 models are ‘Trojan horses for unstated interests and values’

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South Africa’s epidemiological models have proven to be wildly inaccurate. A new commentary by international modellers explains why Covid-19 models are a poor basis for

Runaway groupthink all over again

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For the last 30 years the world has been in the grip of a powerful ideology known as man-made climate change. The last few months

These are the heroes that will save us

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The sentiment that black people are not owners, or that black people have no capital, is repeated often by politicians. Social media, as well, has

SA soldiers on, but resilience is not success

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President Cyril Ramaphosa’s ‘Dear South African’ letter to the people this week had something important to say about why the country doesn’t fold – but