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Nicoli Nattrass
Nicoli Nattrass is a professor with the School of Economics and the co-director of the Institute for Communities and Wildlife in Africa at the University of Cape Town
The thought police at UCT should address transformation, not pass a judgment of racism
My analysis has led the Institute for Communities and Wildlife in Africa to have a stronger focus on topics that have a clear bearing on social justice, conservation and…
Don’t blame neoliberalism, blame the state
It’s not the private sector that’s failing our poor. It’s badly executed public policy that’s at fault.
Low-wage producers create jobs
Successive government plans emphasise the need for job creation but industrial and labour market policies are biased against labour-intensive growth.
Now in fiction: the president on Aids
We all rewrite our personal histories. Putting positive spins on past defeats, deliberately forgetting embarrassing relationships and adapting our views are quintessentially…
Don’t hold your breath
Finally, the government has agreed to roll out an anti-retroviral drug programme, which Nicoli Nattrass believes should be implemented immediately, while Peter Barron cautions…