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Restrictions on individual liberty always and everywhere affect poorer people more than those who are well off. For example, when healthcare is nationalised, wealthier citizens and politicians can travel to other countries for their healthcare needs – poorer people cannot. …
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Imagine for a moment the Rugby World Cup-winning captain, Siya Kolisi, on a gymnastics mat, trying to perform handstands and backflips. Or imagine Quinton de Kock packing down in the front row of the Stormers forward pack. How about giving …
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The probability of a credit rating downgrade from Moody’s Corporation does not necessarily equal ‘good’ news for South Africa’s economic prospects. It is merely the calm before the storm. It would be good news if South Africa had embarked on …
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When young Americans grow up, rarely do you hear them being excited about going to study in Europe when they leave school. Why would they be? They have world-class universities and immense opportunities at home. It is not uncommon, however, …
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Finance minister Tito Mboweni’s new economic strategy paper is a refreshing, much-needed breath of fresh air for an economy struggling for oxygen. The paper is replete with common sense proposals all aimed at achieving the economic growth South Africa desperately …
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You cannot legislate people out of poverty. You cannot regulate jobs into existence. Jobs need to be created, and at the moment, the South African government is slowly but surely suffocating businesses’ ability to create jobs by continuously adding more …
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Trade between people is one of the greatest ways to increase prosperity around the world. We each bring different skills and resources to the table, and specialization has resulted in the lowering of costs of all sorts of goods. Whereas …
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Access to more data is vital for economic growth and education. Young people spend more and more time on mobile devices—the fewer regulations and the more competition we have in South Africa, the more they will be enabled to access …
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South African Airways’ sometimes-controversial CEO, Vuyani Jarana, has resigned. When the news broke on Sunday, many were caught by surprise, perhaps because it follows only a week after the resignation of another state-owned enterprise (SOE) CEO, Eskom’s Phakamani Hadebe. The …
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Stats SA recently announced South Africa’s unemployment rate has increased to 27.6 percent. The expanded rate increased to 38 percent, which translates to 9,994,000 unemployed people. It’s a wonder that SA’s unemployment rate isn’t above 45 percent at this point—SA’s …
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