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Moment of consequence?
5th July 2024 By: Terence Creamer

As is the case for the country as a whole, South Africa’s industrial development is at “a moment of fundamental consequence”, to borrow a line from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s inauguration speech.... 


Dissecting elephant voices
5th July 2024 By: Martin Zhuwakinyu

Elephants possess a diverse communication repertoire, encompassing everything from resonant trumpeting and deep, reverberating rumbles to menacing growls, soothing purrs and plaintive squeals.... 


Published tariff determinations
5th July 2024 By: Riaan de Lange

Whether you are an importer or exporter, or a local manufacturer, have you ever pondered how one, or maybe even a few, of your competitors have been more competitive than you when their goods have... 


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All South Africans must put shoulder to wheel to create essential economic growth
5th July 2024 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s national debate must be centred mainly on growing our economy as inclusively and as effectively as possible and this must be coupled to patriotic country-wide action at public sector... 


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Lack of transparency
28th June 2024 By: Terence Creamer

The tapering of loadshedding has arguably provided the Eskom board and executive team with some much-needed time and space to consider the future of the business without the daily distraction of... 


Fragile unity test
28th June 2024 By: Martin Zhuwakinyu

We ought to give the African National Congress (ANC) props. Thanks to its political sleight of hand, the party is poised to continue its dominance of South African politics for the next five years,... 


Africa’s abundance
28th June 2024 By: Tara O’Connor

If you haven’t got an Africa strategy, you haven’t got a strategy. That was the message I sought to convey to the exuberantly bright minds of the University of Strathclyde Business School... 


Daylight fading
28th June 2024 By: Riaan de Lange

 


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Improved economy, good job creation, much better service delivery are GNU musts
28th June 2024 By: Martin Creamer

What South Africans must collectively demand from the Government of National Unity (GNU) is commitment to interventions that lift the performance of the South African economy, attract investment,... 


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Defusing CBAM
21st June 2024 By: Terence Creamer

South Africa is strenuously opposing the European Union’s (EU’s) Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) that, under its evolving design and coverage, could have a significant impact on the... 


Politics of vengeance
21st June 2024 By: Martin Zhuwakinyu

African politics has always been a big theatre where a recurring spectacle, one that never fails to captivate and intrigue, is the age-old saga of former Presidents clashing with their successors.... 


Energy transitions and stranded economies
21st June 2024 By: Saliem Fakir

In the context of African economies and the phasing out of fossil fuels, the issue is not about stranded assets per se, but stranded economies. This phenomenon is playing out in Europe, where... 


Palm oil
21st June 2024 By: Riaan de Lange

The headline should not be confused with the slang that abbreviates the phrase “oil someone’s palm”, which means to derive a favourable outcome based on providing a monetary incentive; in other... 


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Democratisation of South Africa’s public market system is a must
21st June 2024 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa’s democracy is 30 years old but, in that time, its public market system has failed to be democratised. Admittedly, large institutions on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange are investing... 


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Reality check
14th June 2024 By: Terence Creamer

Regardless of composition, there are certain realities that South Africa’s new government cannot avoid. The first is an unemployment rate so high that, unless it is reduced materially, there is no... 


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