Treasury confuses BEE premiums further
Treasury’s proposed Public Procurement Bill changes the way unreported BEE premiums get paid. Treasury’s submissions to Parliament in favour of the Bill show worse is
Understanding the party lists, and how our MPs are elected
The IEC recently released the party lists for the 2024 general election for public scrutiny. There has been much discussion about who has made safely
South Africa’s tobacco policy is a contradictory mess
There’s neither rhyme nor reason behind South Africa’s inconsistent tobacco control policies. In the United Kingdom, the public health authorities actively encourage vaping as a
Wrongly labelled ‘universal franchise’ is why we can’t have nice things
There is no such thing as ‘universal franchise’. It does not and has never existed. All franchise – everywhere and always – is qualified. The
CricketSA ̶ Teeger cover-up
CricketSA and the Gauteng Central Lions have chosen to cover up what I regard as their malfeasance in the Teeger matter. They have chosen to
The Big Rethink in economics
Next month in Washington DC, some of the world’s most applauded economists, including a few Nobel laureates, will speak at a conference on ‘Rethinking economic
Capacitating the criminal justice system a must
With South Africa having one of the highest violent crime rates in the world, the government needs to place more focus on the security and
Vertical farms: a solution looking for (and like) a problem
Bright green techno-optimists love the idea of vertical farming, but vertical farms are failing. There are many kinds of environmentalists. Most have a fairly poor
In the end, it comes down to values
On Wednesday last week, Business Day ran a column by Small Business Institute John Dludlu about the BRICS+ group. BRICS+ has become a totem for
Sometimes you have to laugh. Even if these are seriously crucial elections
I received a WhatsApp message from a usually reliable source this week which was an African National Congress graphic notice of a Mini-Rally on 22