South Africa’s political landscape is changing, but the redistribution of power is not, in itself, a national renewal strategy. The challenge confronting political parties is to articulate a credible vision of the country’s future and demonstrate the institutional capacity to realise it. A political conjuncture With just about two weeks to go before the 4…
read moreNearly two years after the formation of the Government of National Unity (GNU), the coalition has, against many predictions, found its feet, delivering the macro-stability South African business needs for investment planning and confidence. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s 26 February budget was tabled on time and without the parliamentary drama witnessed with the twice delayed…
read moreThe Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF) legal challenge to the proposed increase in South Africa’s general fuel levy has reignited a critical national discourse on the constitutional, procedural, and economic foundations of fiscal policymaking. The EFF’s challenge contests Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s announcement of increases of 16-cent per litre in the petrol levy and 15-cent per…
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