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Employment equity and decent work will support economic growth in South Africa
The Democratic Alliance, the Free Market Foundation and the Institute of Race Relations have flawed views regarding employment equity
Mafora’s ‘legal fictions’ nullify constitutional supremacy
In systems of constitutional supremacy, constitutions may introduce legal fictions, but legal fictions may not be introduced into constitutions, like the Expropriation Act does
Wandile Sihlobo is too bullish on the Expropriation Act
If the ANC is unwilling to respect the formal safeguards of the Constitution, why would it respect the supposed formal safeguards of the Act?
Smaller government and increased privatisation will boost GNU economy, says think tank
The FMF Charter says the size of cabinet should be reduced and policy changes introduced to benefit the poor and create jobs
South Africa needs a ‘no-alition’ confidence-and-supply arrangement for government stability
The loss of an outright majority for the ANC should not be considered a panacea which promises to alleviate all our political and economic woes
Some more equal than others in South Africa’s economic tug of war
With labour seemingly sidelined in talks affecting the economy’s future, big business isn’t as hard done by as some believe
Sakeliga has a ‘secret agenda’
But Afriforum’s business wing says the finance minister is playing the race card
Eskom makes proposals to protect the poor from power price hikes
On Tuesday energy regulator Nersa announced that it would allow the ailing power utility to recover an additional R10-billion through tariffs.
Eskom electricity hikes won’t shock SA’s battered economy — De Ruyter
During a podcast discussion, the ailing power utility’s chief executive said there would be efforts to avoid further hurting distressed businesses
R100 000 bet on SAA’s future
The national airways chief executive has taken up a challenge proposed by the Free Market Foundation
Liberalism isn’t married to capitalism
There are as many differences in liberalism as there are in any other philosophical approach
Black liberalism is an apology for capitalism
Despite McKaiser’s best attempts, he can’t shrug off the core elements of exploitative capitalism
No end to SAA’s nightmares
Its problems are many and its debt overwhelming.So the question remains: Can the airline be saved?
Bargaining extension fought on constitutional grounds
The Free Market Foundation has filed a case with the Gauteng North High Court.
SA slips down economic-freedom ranking
It has taken less than a decade for SA to slide 40 places in the Economic Freedom of the World rankings, the Free Market Foundation said on Monday.