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Make Johannesburg pay for failure
The culture of non-payment, coupled with weak collection, must be confronted if there is to be any hope of rescuing South African municipalities.
23 September 2026
The culture of non-payment, coupled with weak collection, must be confronted if there is to be any hope of rescuing South African municipalities.
The ideology behind NHI reveals something far more dangerous than a funding shortfall.
By adopting fiscal discipline, tariff relief, and private sector solutions, the City of Johannesburg can escape its financial troubles and become a beacon of urban vitality once more.
The core issue is not “African foreigners” versus “locals,” but how state policies suppress opportunity for everyone.
The issue is not that South Africans lack enterprise; the problem is that our policy environment actively suppresses it.
Tobacco is also subject to additional taxation beyond the value-added tax, which is charged on all products except for a select few.
JSEC is the best policy, grounded in the agency of every individual…
Despite all its programmes and claims of success, the state still has over 30% of its working population unemployed.
Beyond the fact that the prime rate was admittedly developed with the involvement of the SARB, free markets make cartels nearly impossible to sustain.
Individualism centres on the capacity of the individual to make decisions that shape their destiny, whatever form it may take.