Tag: Government

If Africa wants to change how it trades with the rest of the world, it needs to start by rethinking how it trades with itself. Without urgent improvement, Africa risks remaining a supplier of solely primary materials to which others add value. But to succeed in moving higher up the global value chain, Africa will first need to develop efficient local and regional supply chains to facilitate higher levels of trade within the continent itself.

In this insightful and provocative book, Frans Rautenbach proposes a complete overhaul of policy thinking, and provides fresh arguments that effectively address South Africa’s...

When things look their bleakest is when mighty business empires are formed. When the headlines are full of #GuptaLeaks, credit rating agencies, US President Donald...

The 4th industrial revolution ushers in the era of data & analytics (D&A), the Internet of Things (IoT), machine learning, cognitive computing and artificial...

For any country, it is important that Government has systems in place. For every person, the state needs to know, amongst other things, name,...

Economic growth is a constant mantra of politicians, economists and the media. Few understand what it is, but they love and follow it blindly....

Urgent intervention to bring down the price of mobile data is an obvious priority for South African consumers and the country’s Minister of Telecommunications...

The Department of Health has issued a White Paper on National Health Insurance (NHI). The paper, Gazetted on 30th June 2017, is available for download...

PART 1 OF A 3 PART SERIES South Africa lags far behind many developing countries in levels of entrepreneurship, which is seen globally as a...

Lullu Krugel, Chief Economist at KPMG in South Africa, shares insight on how South Africa will get out of recession and to turn around the non-investment grade position, the country must embrace transparency and change in leadership and direction.