The state has tried the neoliberalism model in various forms for 31 years, and it has not worked
Operational inefficiencies and infrastructure neglect have led to logistical challenges costing the economy R1 billion daily in lost economic output
Despite what some say about the Takatso deal’s collapse, the private sector has made strong inroads at public enterprises
Dock workers are demanding transparency over Transnet’s partnership with the Filipino container company and an assurance there will be no retrenchments
State capture is often cited as the the reason for the department’s ongoing failures, but its problems run far deeper
The government’s draft plan for the beleaguered port and rail operator advances the ideal of an entrepreneurial state
The corporatisation of SOEs has disempowered the South African public and benefited corporate power and private finance
Structural reforms are often offered as the solution to South Africa’s growth problem, but we should be wary when they are code for privatisation
We cannot allow the planned handover of Eskom coal power stations to the private sector to go ahead
We should question the issue of prison outsourcing when the motive is profit and not public safety
We are bound to run into trouble when the private sector is given free rein to determine who is deserving of being treated as human and who is not
We should not be fooled into giving up on the public sector which can – and should – look out for our best interests
The country’s dalliance with privatisation threatens to push up electricity costs, undermining energy security
With Eskom and most other entities in states of disrepair, the relevance of the department of public enterprises is questioned
Privatisation stands to deepen inequalities. But some experts say collaboration between business and government can work in everyone’s interest
Beset by political instability, the region is also the canary in the climate change coal mine
The state-owned institution’s financial woes have led farmers and agribusiness to consider making an offer on the bank, starting a cooperative bank or partner with global commodities futures traders
The pandemic is hastening neoliberal universities’ moves towards platform pedagogy, where lecturers become participants in the “just-in-time” gig economy and students become “clients”
Malusi Gigaba says the land issue must be resolved speedily to avoid Zimbabwe-style invasions.
We need a smart new public-private model to keep our heritage assets like galleries ship-shape.
There is no sense in trying to impose socialist solutions that barely worked even in the advanced industrial countries
The South African Institute of Race Relations says the privatisation of the health and education sectors is the solution to the country’s problems.
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Zimbabwe hopes to have clear plans by the end of the year on turning around 10 struggling state firms.
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/ 17 September 2010
Students incensed by apparent privatisation plans at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) were due to continue protests on Thursday and Friday.
Student protests at the University of KwaZulu-Natal escalated as rumours of plans to privatise residences swept through the university’s campuses.