Economics

The Inflation Target Should Be 0%

If they genuinely want to fulfill their constitutional duty, the SARB and its various committees should aim for an even lower inflation target, ideally…

Jan 5 • Zakhele Mthembu

Socialism Can Only Exist As A Parasite

If the goal is human flourishing, it is not capitalism that needs to justify itself. It is socialism, which has survived only by clinging to the very…

Dec 30, 2025 • Nicholas Woode-Smith

Rent Control Doesn’t Work

The solution to the rental crisis isn’t some heavy-handed policy that tears away the incentive to rent out property in the first place. The solution is…

Dec 11, 2025 • Nicholas Woode-Smith

South Africa Needs Economic Growth, Not Populism

Economic freedom drives economic growth. And it is economic growth – not populism – that will help reduce unemployment and gradually begin to turn…

Dec 8, 2025 • Ayanda S Zulu

Electricity Could Be Cheap

We could have cheap, reliable and plentiful electricity. We only need to stop the interference.

Nov 28, 2025 • Nicholas Woode-Smith

The ANC Is Burying South Africa’s Riches

South Africa’s future prosperity depends on ending its war on wealth creation. The mining sector does not need more charters, committees or ideological…

Nov 21, 2025 • Nicholas Woode-Smith

Prohibitionist Responses To Gambling Risk Pushing Activity Underground

Gambling is not going to disappear, nor should it. But the current trajectory – where technology, advertising and financial ease conspire to expose the…

Nov 17, 2025 • RS Guest Author

When Good Intentions Collide with Bad Economics

We cannot regulate and subsidise our way to prosperity. Poverty will only end when South Africans are empowered to create wealth, not wait for it to be…

Nov 4, 2025 • RS Guest Author

Medical Aid And Tax Credits: Pick Your Poison

By unshackling the market, we can create a more equal space for all.

Oct 31, 2025 • RS Guest Author

The Unheralded Little Players In Private Education

Here I would like to highlight the lesser-known smaller groups and schools that have shown extra-ordinary innovation in filling the gap left by…

Oct 30, 2025 • RS Guest Author

Commercial Culture Is Needed In South Africa

The best way to foster a commercial culture and accommodate commerce is to allow the trade of services, such as e-hailing, to operate as freely as…

Oct 29, 2025 • Zakhele Mthembu

Your Grocery Bill Is Right; The Government Is Wrong

Stats SA reports inflation in neat, single digits. You know better. You’ve watched pap, rice, oil, eggs, taxi fares, school fees, DSTV, and data all…

Oct 28, 2025 • Econ Bro

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