Patrick Bond
Cyril’s industrial reboot will not drive economy to success
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
The country is being pushed to develop more SEZs. But is this a viable strategy, given unemployment and ‘deglobalisation’?
As Bolsonaro incinerates the Amazon, urgent action is needed for climate justice
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
Recent pronouncements by Lethuli House, and Ace Magashule in particular, merely muddied the waters
The triumph of Trumponomics
The budget serves the interests of the rich and powerful and punts crumbs for the poor as meaningful advances
Is Tito preparing an IMF financial parachute, now a $171bn foreign debt cliff looms?
The reason for the International Monetary Fund’s Christine Lagarde's visit to South Africa is unknown
Activists go for weakened mining
An international forum draws strength from worldwide protests against extraction
Mboweni misses the big picture
Global finance, procurement fraud and mega projects flash warnings
Salute to a giant African academic
Samir Amin was a fearless scholar whose ideas will long outlive him
At Brics think tank, scholars get drunk on their own rhetoric
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
Let’s not fool ourselves: this is not a budget that’s friendly to the poor or the vulnerable
SA economist whose work went global wrote with a deep idealism
'Terreblanche wrote with a deep idealism in a country frequently with the highest levels of inequality'
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Road to recovery for the tourism sector: The South African perspective
The best-case scenario is that South Africa's tourism sector’s recovery will only begin in earnest towards the end of this year
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What Africa can learn from Cuba in combating the Covid-19 pandemic
Africa should abandon the neoliberal path to be able to deal with Covid-19 and other health system challenges likely to emerge in future
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Coexisting with Covid-19: Saving lives and the economy in India
A staggered exit from the lockdown accompanied by stepped-up testing to cover every district is necessary for India right now
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Covid-19: Eased lockdown and rule of law Webinar
If you are arrested and fined in lockdown, you do get a criminal record if you pay the admission of guilt fine
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Covid-19 and Frontline Workers
Who is caring for the healthcare workers? 'Working together is how we are going to get through this. It’s not just a marathon, it’s a relay'.
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PPS webinar Part 2: Small business, big risk
The risks that businesses face and how they can be dealt with are something all business owners should be well acquainted with
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Call for applications for the position of GCRO executive director
The Gauteng City-Region Observatory is seeking to appoint a high-calibre researcher and manager to be the executive director and to lead it
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DriveRisk stays safe with high-tech thermal camera solution
Itec Evolve installed the screening device within a few days to help the driver behaviour company become compliant with health and safety regulations
