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New analysis indicates that a strict beneficiation policy might not lead to optimal developmental outcomes.
Much deeper social forces underlie the struggles within the governing ANC and society over the shape of the economy.
Government support for the arts, culture and heritage is important even in tough economic conditions.
What a failed megacity project in Johannesburg says about similar ambitious ideas across the continent.
The legacy of colonialism’s unfinished business has now migrated to the Indian Ocean.
South Africa needs to wean itself off coal in a way that protects jobs and the environment.
There’s a lot of evidence to suggest South Africa should grow its impact investment market.
Guaranteeing unemployed South Africans a job at the minimum wage would have a range of positive outcomes for the economy.
Countries with effective governments have reduced income poverty by almost twice the speed.
Evidence suggests that black South Africans can and do save money – just not for retirement.
South Africa’s latest budget was a necessary stop-gap after the ravages of the past decade. But it didn’t have ideas that addressed the needs of poor people.
Eskom, South Africa’s power utility will be unbundled and receive financial support from national treasury. These are the next steps.
The global cancer burden especially in developing countries is exacerbated by the high cost of treatment.
South Africa’s finance minister delivered a budget that tried to balance serving the public interest, while maintaining the stability of public finances.
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Millions of people in Kenya still face poverty. But there's hope.
Corruption has, over the past decade and a half, become one of South Africans’ biggest concerns.
Before democracy South Africa’s mining sector prioritised profits over the people and environment. Not much has changed.
Countries that regulate political party funding do so to preserve their sovereignty and integrity of domestic politics.
At the turn of the century, the greatest threats were posed by infectious diseases today, the biggest threats are posed by lifestyle diseases.
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