SOE holding company: Mission-led or mission impossible?
/ 12 December 2023

SOE holding company: Mission-led or mission impossible?

Reforming governance has proved to be a Sisyphean task. If done right, a new state holding company could be the final push

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Transnet and the state’s new spin on privatisation
/ 17 October 2023

Transnet and the state’s new spin on privatisation

The government’s draft plan for the beleaguered port and rail operator advances the ideal of an entrepreneurial state

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Governance collapses when the state retreats
/ 21 June 2023

Governance collapses when the state retreats

Trust in the government’s ability to deliver has worn thin, but we can’t allow it to give way to intermediaries with little regard for the public’s best interests

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