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Transformative or Talkshop: National Dialogue Welcomed, but Will It Lead to Real Change?
Cyril Ramaphosa · South Africa

Transformative or Talkshop: National Dialogue Welcomed, but Will It Lead to Real Change?

50% Right coverage: 4 sources
The Presidency says the people of SA will determine whether the National Dialogue is successful or not.See the Story
Eskom Makes It Easier For You To Tell Them They're Terrible - Stuff South Africa
Eskom · South Africa

Eskom Makes It Easier For You To Tell Them They're Terrible - Stuff South Africa

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South Africa’s Plan to Take R20 Billion a Year From Successful Businesses and Give It to BEE Firms
Cyril Ramaphosa · South Africa

South Africa’s Plan to Take R20 Billion a Year From Successful Businesses and Give It to BEE Firms

Ricardo Stuckert, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia CommonsPresident Cyril Ramaphosa’s complete wilful ignorance over the harm that Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) has done to the country is not just indicative of his incompetence but is downright malicious. Since 1994 no single piece of legislation has done as much harm to this country as BEE and its racially repressive adjacent regulations.Since it was passed into law in 2003, BEE has seen South Africa…See the Story

South Africa's Unknown Regressive Tax

Photo by Jon Tyson on UnsplashWritten by: Econ BroAccording to reports from the South African Revenue Service (SARS), SA has a progressive tax system. This means that the more people make, the more they are taxed.The following table shows the various tax brackets, ranging from 18% to a monstrous 45%.In SA, the more you earn, the more the government takes from you. There are many who argue that this is fair, that those who make more money should …South Africa · South AfricaRead Article

Power without honour: The moral collapse of South Africa’s political class

Photo by Katie Moum on UnsplashWritten by: Eustace DavieThirty years of unbroken ANC rule have delivered a comprehensive moral and economic failure. The political elite inherited a nation full of promise and goodwill and systematically squandered it. They did not merely govern poorly; they governed dishonestly, governed self-centredly, governed immorally. They have overseen the deliberate erosion of institutions, and the calculated dismantling o…ANC · South AfricaRead Article

Gayton defends LAVISH govt spending; EFF fighting fuel levy

Join David Ansara, Martin van Staden and Zakhele Mthembu as they dive into some of the most pressing issues of the week. In this episode, we discuss Gayton McKenzie's defence of excessive perks and privileges for ministers, and the EFF's urgent application to block the fuel levy increase.Thanks for reading Rational Standard! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work.South Africa · South AfricaRead Article

Who is right – what is left?

Photo by Kelly Sikkema on UnsplashWritten by: Trevor WatkinsThis essay started out as an exercise for objectively judging who are the good guys and who are the bad guys. Of course, that is far too subjective. One woman’s “good” is another man’s “awful”. After much reflection I decided to use the terms “left” and “right” as a proxy for good and bad, without ever saying which is which.Thanks for reading Rational Standard! Subscribe for free to rec…South Africa · South AfricaRead Article

How Governments Created a Century of Inflation

Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya on UnsplashWritten by: Econ BroIn my first Principles of Macroeconomics class, I was taught the four macroeconomic objectives of government1. Economic growth.2. Price stability.3. Full employment.4. Balance of payments equilibrium.There are many criticisms that can be levelled against these objectives, and the government’s ability to achieve them, but in this article, I will focus on price stability.What is price stabi…Inflation · South AfricaRead Article

Freedom, not favour: Why South Africa needs real economic reform

This is not a call to ignore the injustices of the past. It is a call to reject solutions that entrench new injustices in their place.South Africa · South AfricaRead Article

You Can Be a Dual Citizen - and Still Be South African

Photo by Spencer Davis on UnsplashDuring the last three years a case has wound through the courts about the validity of a statutory provision which stipulates that South Africans who take out another country’s citizenship automatically lose their South African citizenship.The Bill of Rights in the national Constitution declares, “No citizen may be deprived of citizenship”.The right can be limited. The Bill of Rights states that the rights in it …South Africa · South AfricaRead Article

Meet Michael-Daniel Bam, Cape Town’s New Junior Mayor – 2oceansvibe News

Chosen from a pool of 50 members, Michael-Daniel Bam will lead a newly elected team of young leaders in the Junior City Council.Facebook · South AfricaSee the Story

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