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SARB independence essential for economic stability

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South Africans should be terrified by the continued discussion of the possible nationalisation of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB). While the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) welcome the discussion, and support putting the institution under total control of government, rational individuals should be supporting more independence and autonomy for the SARB, not less.

Medium Term Budget Policy Statement 2024

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The 2024 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) was tabled to Parliament on 30 October 2024 by South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana.

Foundations of health and wellbeing

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As disability or incapacity consultants, we are exposed to many individuals with physical and mental conditions, which impede their quality of life. In most cases, it is often an accumulation of factors that lead to an individual being plagued by illness.

World Suicide Prevention Day – help prevent tragic, untimely deaths

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Suicide may be an uncomfortable topic – but talking about it is very necessary as it can help prevent tragic, untimely deaths. World Suicide Prevention Day, an annual awareness day marked on 10 September 2024, highlights the importance of ongoing awareness and public education to help reduce suicide rates and reach those who need professional support in time.

Public boycott of SABC TV licence fees looks set to continue...

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The South African Broadcasting Corporation was established in 1936 by the Broadcasting Act that year. That Act was substituted by a 1973 Broadcasting Act, which has been replaced by the current Broadcasting Act, of 1999.

Food waste – tackling a complex problem systematically

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In South Africa where 2.1 million people experience hunger weekly, up to 10.3 million tons of food is wasted each year. The figures are alarming....

Basic education – should the Democratic Alliance push for privatisation?

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Siviwe Gwarube is the first Democratic Alliance (DA) member to become Minister of Basic Education; an impressive feat that is fraught with peril. The DA did not nearly accomplish all that it should have after forming a government of national unity (GNU) with the African National Congress (ANC).

How to develop South Africa’s economic outlook

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South African policymakers learn all the wrong lessons from other countries. Rather than look to the free and prosperous societies of the United States and Europe, politicians and pundits would rather push us to imitate Russia, China, Venezuela, Cuba and Zimbabwe. And even when policymakers identify genuinely good role models, they take the wrong lessons.

Our priorities should be violent crimes, not procedural ones

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With a newly established government of national unity in South Africa, the criminal justice system remains one of the most crucial areas for any society seeking peace. It would be in the best interest of the new government to direct its executive branch, especially the criminal justice system (Police and Courts), to prioritise violent crimes over other offences.

Reconciliation and nation-building in South Africa – ANC-DA courtship – scrap...

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There is a rare opportunity to right a lot of South Africa’s wrongs in one go. Corruption and unemployment are two major roadblocks. Permit me to explain how they can be simultaneously addressed within the current administration. I suggest an amnesty largely on the African National Congress (ANC’s) past wrongdoing in office in return for liberalisation of labour laws. This may be for a bit further down the line.

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