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• Is inclusive growth the middle way?

  Jun 24

  From my The Economics Minute podcast today: Johan Fourie wrote an interesting blog post yesterday, in which he outlined the opposing ideas about the economy and the role of government.… more ›

• About those wage increases

  Jun 24

  A recent spat between Business Leadership SA and labour unions over the 6% wage increase that Transnet workers are getting is a nice case study of how far apart we… more ›

• Initial results from our survey

  Jun 23

  Part of this blog initiative is a short survey. We ask what people think are the top-5 challenges facing South Africa and what they believe the National dialogue will achieve.… more ›

• R700m could buy a lot of dialogue

  Jun 19

  Since the President’s recent announcement of the National Dialogue and group of eminent persons to lead it there has been a lot of media coverage. The R700 million rand price… more ›

• News about the National Dialogue

  Jun 11

  Over the weekend President Ramaphosa shared some news about the upcoming National Dialogue. It will kick off with a National Convention on 15 August. Everyone is invited. Not literally, but… more ›

• How do we choose between jobs and consumers?

  Jun 6

  The goodyear factory in Kariega, Nelson Mandela Bay has announced that it will close. The Daily Maverick reports: The factory, in Kariega (formerly Uitenhage), was opened in 1947. About 900… more ›

• How do you get out of a low-growth trap?

  Jun 5

  Economists and commentators are wringing their hands at the poor first quarter performance of the economy: Q4 of 2024 has been revised down to 0.4% growth and only 0.1% growth… more ›

• Dawie Roodt is a leftist liberal

  Jun 4

  Or at least that is what one guy recently called him in a YouTube comment! When people debate economic policy—whether in Parliament, on social media, or around the braai—we often… more ›

• What should we give up?

  Jun 3

  Recently Business Day reported on ANC Communications chief, Nkenke Kekana’s views on the policy for satellite broadband. It is a story of procedures and channels followed (or not), but also… more ›

• Opportunity cost

  Jun 2

  In Budget 3.0 the Minister of Finance withdrew the proposal for a VAT rate increase, but that means he has also not expanded the list of zero-rated food items. Last… more ›