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[Press Release] South Africa’s dysfunctional municipalities – why the decay?

The latest Macro Review, a report published by the Centre For Risk Analysis (CRA), details the current state of South Africa’s municipalities. It finds that most of South Africa’s municipalities are in serious financial trouble. They also lack the capacity to adequately deliver services, feeding into increased protest action, and negatively impacting investment and economic growth.

[Letter] Dire ANC policies and excesses may well worsen

The ANC may begrudgingly take on reforms but these will be cosmetic at best and will not change the fundamental relationship between party and state

[News] ANC moet gaan, of munisipaliteite gaan knak

Indien die ekonomiese en basiese dienslewering daarmee saam gaan verbeter, sal die ANC op nasionale en plaaslike vlak die trekpas gegee moet word.

[Opinion] The end of social compacts?

This inevitably means that, when a party such as the ANC is in charge of state organs and tools, the default will be toward policies that increase centralisation, taxation, and power maximisation – all of which have wrought havoc on the economy, with a record-high unemployment rate and lower foreign direct investment flows as the prime examples.

[Letter] SA is not getting the basics of reliable trade infrastructure right

This means the country's fiscus will be more fragile in future.

[News] Stop trying to make the NHI happen - fix what we've got: expert

South African think tank, the Centre for Risk Analysis (CRA) hosted a discussion this week about the viability of the government’s National Health Insurance scheme, which it says is moving full steam ahead, despite concerns raised by stakeholders in the private and public healthcare space.

[Opinion] Redistributionism or Growth?

Basic Income Grant (BIG) – added to the increasing number of other forms of welfare – represents a major risk to South Africa’s fiscal responsibility and growth prospects.

[Letter] Nationalising the Sarb won’t solve unemployment, energy insecurity

Simply discussing the possibility of nationalisation sends a signal to SA and international companies and investors that the institution may lose all credibility