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SA must overhaul electoral law, and reject postponing 2024 poll – IRR

31 May 2022 - The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) cautions that any overhaul of South Africa’s electoral system must be done properly and that every concern ...

SA must urgently oppose a seemingly innocuous Bill that could threaten free and fair elections – IRR

30 October 2020 - A profound risk to constitutional democracy could arise from a sweeping provision in the Electoral Laws Amendment Bill, B22 of 2020, ...

SA’s 30 years of democracy: Celebrating freedom despite challenges – Ivo Vegter - Biznews

Perhaps a certain amount of bitterness is to be expected, but regretting the democratic dispensation is not.

SA’s civil servants eat like kings: High salaries raise questions amidst poor service delivery – Ivo Vegter - Biznews

Talk of tax morality is cheap when public servants are overpaid and underperforming, as the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement makes clear.

SA’s collaboration capacity in question as ANC fails to meet investment expectations – Shawn Hagedorn - Biznews

Deflated expectations for investment-led collaborations reflect punctured confidence.

13 January 2021 - South Africa has more than 1.1 million Covid-19 infections and in excess of 31 000 Covid-related deaths. A stricter curfew and many other ...

SA’s disillusioned youth: Unemployed, unregistered and not voting – Katzenellenbogen - Biznews

To be a young adult in South Africa means you are probably unemployed, have not registered to vote, and if you are on the voters’ roll you will not bother to ...

SA’s GNU has failed its first test: Terence Corrigan - Biznews

I’ve made the point several times that while the Government of National Unity option was not my first choice, now that it’s a reality, I hope it succeeds.

SA’s GNU is not a ‘social democratic consensus’: Ivo Vegter - Biznews

In Daily Maverick, Ferial Haffajee hails a ‘centre of consensus that is broadly social democratic’. Excuse me, what?

SA’s GNU must harness moderation and goodwill for growth: Terence Corrigan - Biznews

Solly Moeng’s thoughtful contribution on the priorities of the Government of National Unity (“The GNU must embark on a drive to heal SA”, 2 July) is a call to ...