Patrick Bond

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Cyril’s industrial reboot will not drive economy to success

Analysis Patrick Bond & Lisa Thompson - 20 Feb 2020

The president disclosed a development U-turn but the Special Economic Zones and China’s carbon intensive interests are likely to prevail

The fable of SA’s special economic zones

Article Pamela Tsolekile de Wet, Lisa Thompson & Patrick Bond - 14 Feb 2020

The country is being pushed to develop more SEZs. But is this a viable strategy, given unemployment and ‘deglobalisation’?

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As Bolsonaro incinerates the Amazon, urgent action is needed for climate justice

Article Mary Galvin & Patrick Bond - 5 Sep 2019

As South Africans, we must support the fight to save the Amazon, but also take a strong stand on environmental concerns that are closer to home

SA’s monetary policy needs a serious overhaul

Article Patrick Bond - 11 Jun 2019

Recent pronouncements by Lethuli House, and Ace Magashule in particular, merely muddied the waters

The triumph of Trumponomics

Article Patrick Bond - 22 Feb 2019

The budget serves the interests of the rich and powerful and punts crumbs for the poor as meaningful advances

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Is Tito preparing an IMF financial parachute, now a $171bn foreign debt cliff looms?

Article Patrick Bond - 18 Dec 2018

The reason for the International Monetary Fund’s Christine Lagarde's visit to South Africa is unknown

Activists go for weakened mining

Article Patrick Bond - 16 Nov 2018

An international forum draws strength from worldwide protests against extraction

Mboweni misses the big picture

Article Patrick Bond - 26 Oct 2018

Global finance, procurement fraud and mega projects flash warnings

Salute to a giant African academic

Africa Patrick Bond - 17 Aug 2018

Samir Amin was a fearless scholar whose ideas will long outlive him

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At Brics think tank, scholars get drunk on their own rhetoric

Article Patrick Bond - 30 May 2018

One of South Africa’s highest-profile intellectual vehicles appears to be a victim of drunken driving by scholars

A case of talk left, budget right

Article Patrick Bond - 23 Feb 2018

Let’s not fool ourselves: this is not a budget that’s friendly to the poor or the vulnerable

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SA economist whose work went global wrote with a deep idealism

Article Patrick Bond - 23 Feb 2018

'Terreblanche wrote with a deep idealism in a country frequently with the highest levels of inequality'

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Press Releases

Special Reports

Request for Quotation for Benguela Current Convention Secretariat

special reports - 19 Sep 2020

A chartered aircraft for an aerial survey and counting software for cape fur seals and seabirds in Angola, Namibia and South Africa is required

Special Reports

Fifteen additional speakers for SingularityU SA Online Summit 2020

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

SingularityU hosts global line-up with an extra 15 speakers to address thought-provoking topics to help solve the world's grand challenges

Special Reports

Recyling water and waste management

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

One solution to South Africa's water shortage is to install infrastructure that will save rainwater from run-off into the stormwater system

Special Reports

Covid-19 and CVD: The heart in the time of crisis

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

The pandemic has been a time of great humility for health workers and tactics have had to be changed if they weren’t working

Special Reports

POPIA: it’s not as scary as you think

special reports - 16 Sep 2020

Companies that get proactive about compliance are creating huge strategic advantages for themselves — they are able to reduce operational costs

Special Reports

CUT declared as medium risk

special reports - 15 Sep 2020

‘Our major challenge at the university is the access to appropriate technology and internet connectivity for our students’

Special Reports

Headline Speakers announced for SingularityU SA Online Summit 2020

special reports - 12 Sep 2020

SingularityU announces multi-national line up with world-renowned speakers addressing ground-breaking topics to solve the global grand challenges

Special Reports

JSE lists two new global ETFs

special reports - 11 Sep 2020

'Impact investing has become increasingly topical and for us to provide investors with access to sustainable investment options is a key focus'