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Financial Literacy Should Be Taught In Schools
A society that teaches trigonometry, but not compound interest is not educating its citizens. It is preparing them to fail quietly.
Feb 12
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Nicholas Woode-Smith
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Too Much Money: The Real Reason South Africans Are Broke
It’s strangely paradoxical, but the truth is this: the reason your money doesn’t stretch is because there is too much money floating around in the…
Feb 4
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Econ Bro
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Train More Doctors To Lower Healthcare Costs
The solution isn’t to spend more money on healthcare; it’s to reduce the costs that go into delivering medical services.
Jan 29
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Nicholas Woode-Smith
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Nigeria’s Currency Crisis And What South Africa Can Learn From It
Nigeria’s currency problem becomes obvious once this is understood: the demand for the Naira is extremely low, while the demand for the dollar is…
Jan 26
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Econ Bro
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South Africa Must Build Faster
Corruption and incompetence are a global government phenomenon, but there is something particularly special about South Africa’s brand of inadequacy.
Jan 25
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Nicholas Woode-Smith
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Individual And Societal Gains Realised After The Dissolution Of Communism In Central And Eastern Europe
The well recorded trajectory of Central and Eastern Europe since the fall of communism constitutes a powerful refutation of the notion that socialism…
Jan 20
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RS Guest Author
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EED – South Africa’s Path To 21st Century Glory
Reworked empowerment scorecard will unlock South Africa
Jan 15
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Sean McLaughlin
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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
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Zakhele Mthembu
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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
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Nicholas Woode-Smith
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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
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Nicholas Woode-Smith
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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
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Ayanda S Zulu
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Electricity Could Be Cheap
We could have cheap, reliable and plentiful electricity. We only need to stop the interference.
Nov 28, 2025
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Nicholas Woode-Smith
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