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Put an end to four centuries of corporate plundering of Africa
Companies must be held accountable for their depredations before the next scramble for the continent under the guise of a green transition
Tax Bracket Over-inflation: How the treasury is forfeiting R198bn a year
Tax bracket over-inflation has led to income inequality and less money for essential services
Austerity, the NDP’s grim reaper
Ten years after its adoption, the government has failed to achieve the targets set out in the National Development Plan. Looming spending cuts will render the NDP even more futile
The Fiscal Cliff | Eskom: The fiscal monster the treasury can’t vanquish
Among state-owned entities, the beleaguered power utility is far and away the biggest risk to the public purse
The role of labour movements in consolidating democracy and development
‘We don’t have to lose jobs to breathe clean air’
As state quietly quits, economic policy goes rogue
Whatever hope was ignited among investors by the idea of a Ramaphosa presidency has mostly been snuffed out
After 100 years of Eskom, SA’s energy future hangs in the balance
The country’s dalliance with privatisation threatens to push up electricity costs, undermining energy security
Numsa’s Irvin Jim claims media takedown campaign
The metalworkers union leader has alleged that NGOs want to capture the union, using media outlets
Relief: Government must guard SA’s poor against inflation’s assault
It could prove difficult for government to loosen its grip on the public purse, but economists say the current extraordinary circumstances require intervention
Winter is here: Inflation, debt cools the economy
There is a lot bearing down on South African consumers and, without growth, the economy stands to decline
Apartheid lives: Why we still use that era’s ‘racial’ categories
While race is still central, it is the battle among the rich for the wealth of South Africa that has exacerbated inequality