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A hegemon crumbles! – will the ANC survive after decades of parasitic policies? - Business Brief

The African National Congress (ANC) is imploding. The productive energies of private enterprise have long been suppressed under the party’s hegemonic rule. ...

IRR challenges overreach into community schemes as BEE looms as key 2024 issue

The IRR has over recent weeks written to prominent stakeholders in the community schemes economic sector about the concerning remarks by Minister of Human ...

Letter: Prescribed assets risk - BusinessLIVE

It is no surprise that the issue of prescribed assets, which arises in SA from time to time, has been raised by the ANC in an election year (“Asset managers to ...

Why job creation is the wrong policy: Ivo Vegter - Biznews

All political parties have promised, one way or another, to create jobs. They’re all misguided.

GABRIEL CROUSE | Finance minister should disclose BEE premiums - TimesLIVE

Finance minister Enoch Godongwana is scheduled to deliver the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) on October 30, a potential watershed moment. This ...

Cut VAT, trim the state and help the poor - Polity

Few things undermine economic growth as profoundly as excessive taxation and ineffective government spending. This is a palpable reality in South Africa.

Affirmative action failures: Malaysia’s warning for South Africa - Biznews

Affirmative action in Malaysia has failed to uplift the poor – and South Africa is now experiencing the consequences for the same mistake.

Letter: SA’s big need for capital and low potential to attract it - Business Day

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address to the World Economic Forum (WEF) put forward an upbeat picture of a country on the move, bravely tackling the inhibitors ...

Regulatory bullying threatens Safair’s success in South African aviation: Ivo Vegter - Biznews

When you have bad laws, expect rivals to exploit them to drag down successful competitors and raise costs for consumers.

Unveiling the unconstitutional facade and celebrating the courage of fronting - Biznews

So-called ‘black economic empowerment’ (BEE) is a misnomer in all respects. It is not about black people in general, but rather about a small black elite, it ...