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Slaves between a rock and hard place

In a quiet moment it’s not hard to imagine the despair of slaves who once laboured at Robben Island.

Harvard panel: the devil will be in the details

Last week the national treasury formally released the findings of a two-year review of growth in the South African economy by a Harvard-led international panel of economists and…

Give the poorest proper acces

The world is becoming increasingly unequal with 10% of the world’s population now owning 85% of the wealth. South Africa is one of the biggest contributors to world inequality…

Should we fix bread prices?

Following the bread price-fixing scandal at the end of last year and the further recent increases by the large bread producers, there have been several calls for government to…

Market’s a volatile place (again)

Last year saw a return to market volatility levels previously experienced in the recovery years of the 1990s’ dotcom bust. Markets are always volatile when there is uncertainty…

Is the Reserve Bank on target?

After the inflation target was breached, the Reserve Bank was widely seen as justified in increasing interest rates early in June for the fifth time in a year. The question is…

A rock and a hard place

Scores of teachers who work far away from their homes are faced with the difficult dilemma of having to choose between keeping their jobs and being able to support their…