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SA’s bloated state – if not a chainsaw, at least a panga
The GNU has resulted in a more hopeful and stable outlook for South Africa but has brought about more ministers.
8 January 2025
The GNU has resulted in a more hopeful and stable outlook for South Africa but has brought about more ministers.
Implementation of the NHI will require the biggest extraction and extortion of tax from our fragile base in our country’s history.
I expect a mix of energy solutions for us in the future, comprising coal-based, nuclear, gas and renewables. That is enough choice for consumers and governments to feel hopeful and productive.
The deal you and I have is between us, not between us and the government.
What is a ‘conspiracy’? Why have we made it a dirty word? At its core, it denotes a group of people plotting something they didn’t necessarily tell you about.
It is thus understandable that more laws and rules have evolved. However, we appear to have over-corrected in many spheres.
South Africa is not in a position to pick peripheral battles because we don’t dare to fight the real ones.