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Policy flip-flops are poisoning the economy
Even our regulations, which are meant to provide a consistent framework, enable inconsistency and prevent businesses from planning ahead.
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Nicholas Woode-Smith
Corporate media’s war on truth
South Africa’s media no longer questions power, they punish those who do.
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RS Guest Author
South Africa’s Competition Law Needs a Free Market Rethink
The economy is not a pie – at least, not a limited one.
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Zakhele Mthembu
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Regulating Ourselves Into Insecurity: Why the PSIRA Draft Regulations Are a Misfire
PSIRA draft regulations fail miserably. They are punitive where they should be enabling. They are theoretical where they should be practical. And they…
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RS Guest Author
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Who really "won" the budget battle?
Three months of gaslighting.
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Rational Standard Editor
Correcting lies about Expropriation
Being able to seize more land won’t change the government’s inability to do its job properly.
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Nicholas Woode-Smith
Don't Break Private Security
Hopefully, this amendment doesn’t come to pass. Otherwise, criminals will have gained even more breathing room to harm innocent South Africans.
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Nicholas Woode-Smith
Cyril sends Trump-hater to "repair" US-SA relationship; decentralisation necessary to save Joburg
A series of self-inflicted wounds.
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Rational Standard Editor
The role of the state must change to avoid budget deficits
A new path must be pursued, and the postponement of the budget presents an opportunity to embark on this new direction.
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Zakhele Mthembu
Zuma’s illiberal agenda disguised as an “anti-imperialist” project
What many democratic governments across the world have yet to realise is that democracy can only function sustainably if it affords all individuals due…
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Ayanda S Zulu
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Rational Standard's Renaissance
In case you missed our (new) day one publications...
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Nicholas Woode-Smith
Can South Africa’s press be saved?
We're back...
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Rational Standard Editor
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