The NHI and the risks of populism on the eve of a crucial election
/ 17 May 2024

The NHI and the risks of populism on the eve of a crucial election

The president is attempting to shift the election campaign focus away from the government’s failures towards a promise to deliver more, although its track record suggests it cannot

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Gordhan’s dangerous board games
/ 13 October 2023

Gordhan’s dangerous board games

The minister’s conduct was called into question during this week’s national working committee meeting, sources said

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Business lobby: Chief executives extend helping hand to SA – not the ANC
/ 2 August 2023

Business lobby: Chief executives extend helping hand to SA – not the ANC

During a media briefing, business leaders said their work with government could deliver the growth needed to arrest the economic crisis

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Ideology weighs down the NHI
/ 23 June 2023

Ideology weighs down the NHI

Only the rich have unrestricted access to medical care but the state’s ability to deliver universal health is rightly questioned

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It’s business vs business in fight over Eskom probe funding
/ 13 June 2023

It’s business vs business in fight over Eskom probe funding

Business Unity South Africa’s chief executive has accused the organisation’s president of throwing the lobby under the bus in a meeting with the president

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Questioning state and corporate motives should be routine
/ 12 June 2023

Questioning state and corporate motives should be routine

Captains of industry may appear the benevolent saviours of a state in decline, but we ought to question their intentions

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Government is reviewing Eskom board, says Gordhan
/ 6 May 2022

Government is reviewing Eskom board, says Gordhan

The power utility’s board and management need reinforcements to ready it for the future, the public enterprises minister said

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Destruction hits business confidence
/ 15 July 2021

Destruction hits business confidence

An already low sentiment will be set back by the Covid-19 pandemic, thin reforms and this week’s violence

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