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Sex, Wives and the Nation
By: Adam Habib 15th February 2010 Last week's presidential affair detracted from this week's state of the nation address. Herein lays the tragedy of President Zuma's behavior.... →
South African policymakers must fix the country's financial sector 
By: Seeraj Mohamed 12th February 2010 There has been very little discussion on reform of the South African financial system. Most people assume that it is working well and, therefore,... →
Zuma should be held to account for his actions
By: Amy Witherden 10th February 2010 It seems that all the fuss about President Jacob Zuma's love child is misdirected. Besides the gossip over culture and morality, there are some... →
Labour broking and the Immigration Act
By: Chris Watters 5th February 2010 Amidst all the public debate and rancour about labour broking, there is one aspect of this industry that appears to have escaped scrutiny. The de... →
Africa's World Cup: One Way of Using It
By: Denis Worrall 29th January 2010 The Economist in its first edition for 2010 asks the question: "What will make the news over the coming twelve months?" Its answer: "The Football... →
SA needs business-friendly economic policies
By: Seeraj Mohamed 29th January 2010 The most effective way to deal with poverty is employment creation. Fortunately, employment creation and the goal of creating decent work... →
Capitalism in South Africa
By: Seeraj Mohamed 22nd January 2010 There will be a discussion about South Africa’s future economic growth path over the next few months. I hope that the discussion progresses beyond... →
The big freeze and the politics of avoidance
By: Brandon Hamber 15th January 2010 Ireland is a temperate place by European standards. It does not suffer from the extremes (in weather, that is) seen in other Northern climes. In... →
An uncomradely kerfuffle
By: Adam Habib 12th January 2010 Another public spat between members of the tripartite alliance; another plea for unity from President Jacob Zuma. This is what the 2009 SA... →
Looking back on 2009
By: Denis Worrall 22nd December 2009 2009 has ended more or less on the same note it began. That means the spotlight is on the ANC, Cosatu and SACP Alliance. And the dynamics of the... →
