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Will the ANC’s government of national unity 2.0 drive change?
The coalition faces the task of implementing long-promised transformations while managing political contradictions
30 YEARS OF DEMOCRACY: SA’s economy neither Gear nor there
Amid directionless policy after 30 years of democracy, the country’s prospects continue to be driven by the whims of miners and their financiers
College closures and the pitfalls of privatisation
As austerity batters public universities, fly by night institutions leave students in the lurch
The Fiscal Cliff | Shallow state purse deepens jobs crisis
In this instalment of The Fiscal Cliff – a Mail & Guardian series on how South Africa’s budget has been shaped – Sarah Smit considers the intimate link between the country’s…
Department of Finance
The journey to full-blown austerity is marked by changes to an economy presided over by a government adrift
SA’s economic system chews up, spits out workers
When macroeconomic policy has so clearly failed workers, and us all, why is a complete overhaul still out of the question?
No new dawn as long as ANC policy falls flat
Preventing policy from going wrong takes thoughtful analysis, robust debate and the political will to improve. But the governing party hasn’t taken these requirements to heart
Public sector strike: Government’s ‘power play’ and why we should worry
Labour has been on the receiving end of a failing economy’s onslaught, giving a business-friendly government the upper hand