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SA’s coastal shipping policy: A return to protectionism? – Ivo Vegter - Biznews

The government isn’t quite sure how to do it, but it wants to adopt a centuries-old policy to restrict coastal shipping to South African-owned vessels.

#WhatSACanBe: Latest IRR data shows cautious optimism, common ground

Political changes in South Africa have sparked cautious optimism about the prospect of people's lives improving, with the Government of National Unity (GNU) ...

The youth are fed up with capitalism, but their blame is misguided – Ivo Vegter - Biznews

Younger generations are growing increasingly sceptical of capitalism and enamoured with socialism. Are they blaming the right people, though?

Voters did not ask for more ANC-style transformation - Politicsweb

Since the election on 29 May 2024, a narrative has taken hold that misrepresents how South Africans voted.

#WhatSACanBe: South Africa can be an energy powerhouse – IRR

The Government of National Unity (GNU) should adopt a no-holds-barred approach to ending load-shedding and ensuring South Africans have access to cheap, ...

Reforming Expanded Public Works Programme a key to job creation – IRR

With unemployment reaching unsustainable heights, grants and public employment programmes like the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) have become a ...

Ramaphosa signs Public Procurement Act into law: ANC uncompromising amid GNU tensions – Katzenellenbogen - Biznews

The ANC is in a government of national unity (GNU), but it will not be compromising on empowerment and transformation. Indeed, the signs are that it is ...

The tragicomedy of business’s naïvety on NHI - Politicsweb

Organised business in South Africa continues to engage with the South African government as if both parties were fundamentally bona fide. The reality is that ...

Public Procurement Bill: No moral way to account for BEE’s impact on black unemployment – Gabriel Crouse - Biznews

The final committee debate on the Public Procurement Bill (PPB) before it was passed by the National Assembly was exceptionally heated. Minister of Finance ...

South Africa’s state failure sparks self-reliance trend – Katzenellenbogen - Biznews

The signs of accelerating state failure are pretty much everywhere: from the potholes, the urban decay, crimes that are not prosecuted, the lack of security, ...