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Education entrepreneurs – big and small
South Africans have always been a tough bunch, and it is great to see educator entrepreneurs coming up with inventive ways of providing our young
Is the gambling industry really the problem?
No external force compels them to spend their last rand on a gambling voucher.
Capital, not consumption: The only engine of real SA growth
Real growth starts with real saving, not spending.
The R10 increase in social grants: A missed opportunity for true reform
Are they fostering dependency, or are they empowering citizens to improve their circumstances?
Electricity could be cheap
Future electricity generation needs to follow market laws and not be distorted by political interference or manipulation.
Is South Africa moving in the right direction?
It lies upstream of many other problems affecting the country and is a policy that needs to be entirely undone.
The ANC is burying South Africa’s riches
We punish all of South Africa and waver from achieving our true potential.
There is much to criticise in the government’s draft Business Licensing Bill
The Bill seeks to substitute the 1991 Act with a “comprehensive” system of business licensing that “promotes social and economic inclusion”.
Restricting tobacco causes crime
It has cost the fiscus potential billions in lost tax revenue, as well as enabling criminal syndicates to flourish.
Medical aid and tax credits: Pick your poison
It is a perennial problem with tax, as with poison – the right amount can do good, but too much can kill you.
Daily Maverick: Mukundi Budeli on online gambling regulation (1 December 2025)
Mukundi Budeli was featured in Daily Maverick on online gambling regulation.
Crisis or renewal? The West’s defining moment
The West once again seems divided and uncertain of its purpose.