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For the many who rightly feel abandoned by the government, and are sick of the state’s failures, the private sector stepping in to solve problems with energy, water and logistics might appear rational and necessary. (John McCann/MG)

The privatisation agenda will not save South Africa

The state has tried the neoliberalism model in various forms for 31 years, and it has not worked

Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. (GCIS)

Government opens door to private sector to expand electricity transmission lines

Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says a pilot project to involve the private sector in electricity transmission will provide the government with fiscal relief

Policing receives the most complaints regarding corruption

Fraud plagues both public and private sectors, Corruption Watch report shows

Policing receives the most complaints regarding corruption

The bad news headlines may be true but the good news is often overlooked

There are reasons South Africa is one of the most desired countries to relocate

The bad news headlines may be true but the good news is often overlooked

Research shows that starting sex education at a young age can decrease the number of gender-based violence cases and teenage pregnancies. (Oupa Nkosi)

Gender-based violence: Private sector the missing link

A new report, with the input of survivors of GBV and business executives, suggests the private sector is crucial to combat the crime

‘It takes two to tango’: The private sector must ’fess up to role in state capture

During a webinar on Wednesday, the group chief executive of EOH, Stephen van Coller, called private sector participation in the Zondo commission into state capture ‘disappointing’

Skilled but no jobs: South Africa’s history of dispossession and exclusion demands purposeful intervention to build a more just and inclusive economy. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy/M&G

Mr President, the government can — and should — create jobs

The private sector, experts say, cannot alone be entrusted with the important task of stopping South Africa’s unemployment tailspin

The president’s strategy to stop the unemployment crisis from spiralling includes cutting red tape and focusing on infrastructure investment

Sona 2022: Ramaphosa says private sector can dig South Africa out of jobs and growth slump

The president’s strategy to stop the unemployment crisis from spiralling includes cutting red tape and focusing on infrastructure investment

President Cyril Ramaphosa

Sona 2022: ‘Don’t tear our democracy apart’, says Ramaphosa

The president promised that the state will act on the findings of the Zondo commission and vowed to cut red tape to facilitate job creation

The World Bank has said that it’s in South Afica’s best interest to move from coal to renewables. (Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

An Eskom-free future is on the cards

Corporates are already wheeling electricity and planning alternative power plants, and many households are using a mixture of energy sources

Determined: Climate change demonstrators from the environmental activist group Extinction Rebellion protest in central London, promising two weeks of disruption. (Tolga Akmen/AFP)

What is the private sector doing to mitigate the effects of the climate crisis?

While Africa’s greenhouse gas emissions are far lower in the global context, the continent is the most vulnerable to climate change effects due to its lack of financial, human,…

How to create one million jobs in South Africa

South Africa needs a national, co-ordinated plan of action to create jobs for youth

To turn SA’s youth unemployment crisis around, we need to believe in young people’s potential, but also come up with a concrete, inclusive action plan

Spreading a measure of safety: Healthcare workers wait for doses to start vaccinating people with Pfizer
vaccines at the Bertha Gxowa Hospital in Germiston. Photo: Michele Spatari/AFP

Where you can walk in and get vaccinated

People aged 35 and over without a medical scheme can benefit from free walk-ins at easy to reach private-sector pharmacies

The private sector can contribute to migration policy development to improve business operations, boost productivity and support the economy. (Oupa Nkosi)

SA’s private sector can promote migrant entrepreneurs who create jobs and skills

The private sector can contribute to migration policy development to improve business operations, boost productivity and support the economy

Three strikes against KPMG – now what?

The private-sector players who facilitated public-sector fraud

Let us never forget the private-sector players who facilitated public-sector fraud