Explainer: How South Africa’s petrol price is set
Petrol price regulation dates back to the second world war.
Myths and truths around South Africa’s recent renewable energy auction
South Africa also has one of the most onerous and expensive bidding programmes in the world. This is to guard against unrealistic bids being made.
Omicron is the new Covid kid on the block: five steps to avoid, ten to take immediately
In view of the new variant, there are a few steps that governments shouldn’t be taking. And some they should be taking.
Work as we knew it has changed. Time to think beyond the wage
The ways in which people think about ‘work’ are increasingly out of step with the everyday realities of work for most people in the world.
How big companies are targeting middle income countries to boost ultra-processed food sales
Corporations producing these products are rapidly expanding their operations in industrialising countries.
Marriages of inconvenience: The fraught politics of coalitions in South Africa
South Africa’s political parties would do well to learn from Ireland, where the three largest political parties negotiated a coalition treaty over one hundred pages long.
South Africa’s way forward: Abandon old ideas, embrace bold experimentation
In this moment of crisis, South Africa urgently needs decisive action. But all too often South Africans of all political stripes seem trapped in stale discourses.
South Africa’s labour market trends from 2009 to 2019: a lost decade?
By Derek Yu, Professor, Economics, University of the Western Cape and Charles Adams Lecturer, University of the Western Cape Unemployment remains one of South Africa’s most pressing economic and social…
Why have South Africans been on a looting rampage? Research offers insights
Research findings on looting, nonetheless, suggest that such phenomena are rarely caused by one thing.
Jacob Zuma: When did erstwhile South African revolutionary lose his way?
As president he was accused of working with an Indian family, the Guptas, in orchestrating “state capture” (seizing control of state organs for corrupt purposes).