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The NHI is a power grab – and it puts your life in the worst hands possible
Nobody in their right mind would willingly put their life in the hands of Cosatu
Jul 10
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The NHI is a power grab – and it puts your life in the worst hands possible
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Institutionalised Poverty: Taxation, regulation, and inflation in South Africa
South Africa has natural resources. It has intelligence. It has entrepreneurial spirit. What it lacks is a government that understands the value of…
Jul 9
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Institutionalised Poverty: Taxation, regulation, and inflation in South Africa
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Good Advice Isn’t Imperialism
South Africa mustn’t fall into the trap that African countries have used to avoid accountability for decades. The US has a right to put conditions on…
Jul 8
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Nicholas Woode-Smith
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Good Advice Isn’t Imperialism
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Utopias and tyrants: The road to hell is always paved with good intentions
What Hayek feared most was not dictatorship in its most visible form, but the slow and subtle collapse of liberty under the weight of promises.
Jul 7
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Ayanda S Zulu
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Utopias and tyrants: The road to hell is always paved with good intentions
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America moots sanctions on ANC as the US puts foot down on foreign policy
A deep dive into US-South Africa tensions as Washington considers sanctions and sends a sharp message to the ANC.
Jul 4
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Rational Standard Editor
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America moots sanctions on ANC as the US puts foot down on foreign policy
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Unemployment is high because doing business is hard
When small businesses are burdened by excessive administration and regulation, the cost of compliance can become overwhelming.
Jul 3
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Zakhele Mthembu
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Unemployment is high because doing business is hard
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Monetary expansion destroys capital
We often forget that capital wears out. It must be repaired, replenished. That takes real effort, real savings. Not paper. Not promises.
Jul 2
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Monetary expansion destroys capital
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Ramaphosa’s Echo Chamber
Is this supposed to be a serious discussion to establish a way forward for our crumbling society, or a festival of shiny faces and shallow vibes?
Jul 1
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Nicholas Woode-Smith
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Ramaphosa’s Echo Chamber
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Virtue without victory: The failure of the ANC’s B-BBEE policy
If economic empowerment is to transcend rhetoric and become a genuine vehicle for national renewal, then courage, candour and intellectual honesty must…
Jun 30
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Virtue without victory: The failure of the ANC’s B-BBEE policy
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The District Development Model: A Doomed Bureaucratic Fantasy
The District Development Model is a bureaucratic distraction masquerading as a solution.
Jun 28
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The District Development Model: A Doomed Bureaucratic Fantasy
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Ramaphosa fires DA minister; and Joe Emilio on "Stolen Ground" documentary
Join David Ansara, Martin van Staden and guest Joe Emilio as they dive into some of the most pressing issues of the week.
Jun 27
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Ramaphosa fires DA minister; and Joe Emilio on "Stolen Ground" documentary
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Privatise Post, Post-Haste
Privatising the SAPO would save the fiscus billions, while also freeing up a much-needed institution to be taken over by people that actually know and…
Jun 27
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Nicholas Woode-Smith
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Privatise Post, Post-Haste
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