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SA’s new widely hailed Public Procurement Act could fuel State Capture 2.0 - Daily Maverick

The new Public Procurement Act has been widely hailed as the law to end State Capture. However, once implemented it could make corruption worse.

IRR: New administration must follow Zondo recommendations

IRR Legal has written to 16 of 18 political parties with seats in the incoming National Assembly to call for the Zondo Report to be placed at the centre of ...

SA’s state-owned enterprises: From noble vision to symbol of corruption – Corrigan - Biznews

The ANC took power with the firm conviction that state power was the route to resolving the country’s chronic socio-economic deficits.

When corruption becomes a feature, not a bug - African in Fact

The ANC took power with the conviction that state power would resolve the country’s socio-economic deficits. Partly, this reflected the statist ideological ...

SAA privatisation bid fails: How political rifts stall reform efforts – Katzenellenbogen - Biznews

Almost three years ago, when the government said it would partially sell off state-owned South African Airways (SAA), it appeared that the vice-like grip of ...

South Africa’s democracy faces scrutiny amid ANC’s controversial choices - Biznews

By far the greatest measure of democracy is the ability of the people to kick out the ruling party in a free election. In South Africa, we have that ability. ...

IRR invites the Minister of Finance and National Treasury to discuss tax-cut proposals

The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has invited the Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, and senior National Treasury officials to hear its proposal for ...

‘Slash Waste, Cut Taxes’ offers simple steps to boost growth – IRR

Putting value for money at the core of all public procurement and reducing VAT to 11.5% are the core recommendations of the second paper in the IRR’s Blueprint ...

Corruption prosecutions are just painkillers where surgery is needed – IRR

Following President Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address (SONA) last week, Corruption Watch expressed deep concern at persistent corruption and the ...

MICHAEL MORRIS: From Elizabeth I to corrupt SA, stunting new ideas comes at a cost - Business Day

In their expansive account of economic history, Why Nations Fail, Daron Acemoglu and James A Robinson provide a vivid glimpse of the cost of overweening power ...