Duma Gqubule
Duma Gqubule is a financial journalist, analyst, researcher and adviser on issues of economic development and transformation
Don’t privatise electricity in South Africa
/ 19 August 2022

Don’t privatise electricity in South Africa

South Africa must reject green capitalism and develop a public pathway to energy security

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South Africa is in need of changes to its industrial policies
/ 12 August 2022

South Africa is in need of changes to its industrial policies

Bold adjustments must be made to boost employment and diversify exports

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Despite all the documents, there is no social compact in South Africa
/ 5 August 2022

Despite all the documents, there is no social compact in South Africa

The government has had many plans to boost the economy since 1994 but none have achieved their targets

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Reserve Bank needs an overhaul
/ 29 July 2022

Reserve Bank needs an overhaul

The latest ill-advised interest rate hike demonstrates that monetary policy is too crucial to be left to the governor and the bank’s employees alone

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Fix Eskom’s power stations to stop the energy crisis
/ 21 July 2022

Fix Eskom’s power stations to stop the energy crisis

The state must take control of energy supply to increase capacity with funding from the Public Investment Corporation and the South African Reserve Bank rather than relying on the private sector

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Economic woes are setting the scene for another uprising
/ 14 July 2022

Economic woes are setting the scene for another uprising

It is monetary policy masochism to hike interest rates and shoot blanks at world oil prices

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The power rests with you, Cyril
/ 8 July 2022

The power rests with you, Cyril

Eskom has sunk on Ramaphosa’s watch. The government needs to get its focus right and fix it

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Workers didn’t cause Eskom crisis
/ 1 July 2022

Workers didn’t cause Eskom crisis

The utility’s employees went on an unprotected strike but years of poor decisions wrecked the energy producer

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Expand the public service, especially in healthcare and education
/ 24 June 2022

Expand the public service, especially in healthcare and education

The state has to employ another one million people to match international standards

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