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Blueprint: As we reflect on 30 years of constitutional democracy, some are questioning whether the Constitution has lived up to its transformative promise or not. Photo: X / @OCJ_RSA
CONSTITUTION

SA’s Constitution at 30, a shared compact

The belief that a constitutional text alone can transform society is as misplaced as the claim that it is the primary barrier to transformation. The Constitution can be a…

  • Cornelius Monama
7 min read
South Africa’s social security system is aimed to assist the most indigent in society and is of no benefit to the middle class who must provide their benefits via group life or own insurance provisions.
BLACK TAX

The middle class needs to up its life and disability cover

The country’s social security system is for the indigent; those who can provide for themselves will have to do it alone

  • Ashree Christian CFP®
6 min read
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT

Yesterday, today and tomorrow

To belong to a civilisation is to take all your nation’s bodies and ready them for the open market.

  • Binyavanga Wainaina
5 min read
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Social insecurity

Migrant workers in the SADC region are being doubly punished when it comes to recouping social security, writes Stuart Rothgiesser.

  • Stuart Rothgiesser
6 min read