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The Democratic Alliance (DA) has lambasted the Transformation Fund proposed by the ANC as a sophisticated mechanism of ‘looting’ and economic capture that will only benefit the politically-connected elite. (Photo by Ihsaan Haffejee/Anadolu via Getty Images)
ANC

A split has emerged among liberal think-tanks, particularly over trade partners

The Institute for Race Relations, Brenthurst Foundation and Centre for Development Enterprise, the media and liberal intellectuals fracture along economic and international…

  • Imraan Buccus
8 min read
Photo: Laird Forbes/Gallo Images
BEE

Report urges state to cut BEE premium to reduce VAT

A report suggests that government could save R150 billion in wasteful expenditure if it stopped overpaying its contractors

  • Lyse Comins
7 min read
​Data-driven safety plan aims for rapid violent crime prevention in the Western Cape
AFRIFORUM

SAPS bungle farm murder cases as much as other investigations

Priority must be given to crime detection and intelligence work, not just visible policing

  • Lyse Comins
7 min read
The labour court last week halted an attempt by the South African Police Service management to subject Major General Feroz Khan, its head of security and counter-intelligence, to an expeditious disciplinary process which could have led to his summary dismissal. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
CRIME

South African Police Service ‘captured’ and ‘outdated’

Hiring 10 000 new recruits annually will not solve the crime crisis because of poor training and policing, as well as rampant corruption

  • Lyse Comins
8 min read