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Taxis are their own worst enemy
Every bullet fired in a route dispute is an argument for more regulation.
16 July 2026
Every bullet fired in a route dispute is an argument for more regulation.
A president can announce a smart city. He cannot announce the millions of private calculations that make such a city viable.
South Africa does not need a politics of permanent grievance; it needs a politics of competence.
The consequences of this Bill are entirely predictable.
The triple bottom line fails because there is no coherent mechanism for balancing three allegedly equal bottom lines.
In a country with such high unemployment we need to encourage job creation.
uMkhonto weSizwe’s (MK’s) recent turn in favour of the Tobacco Bill is noteworthy, though.
Debating the 30% pass issue is really like debating how to repaint the walls of a house that is clearly falling apart.
We need to do away with rigid labour regulation and allow them to enter the market and work.