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By Reon Janse van Rensburg In August, the Department of Social Development published its Green Paper on comprehensive social security and pension reform. Although the Green Paper has been withdrawn in the meantime, Solidarity is of the opinion that it is simply a matter of time before the government will … Read more
By Reon Janse van Rensburg Perseverance, courage and determination. These words certainly give a good description of the way of life and work ethics of the hard-working men and women in the employ of Denel, the state-controlled armament manufacturer. These competent employees not only have the patience of Job, but … Read more
By Reon Janse van Rensburg After several court cases to determine whether the municipal elections will actually take place this year, and in which the ANC government attempted to postpone the election until 2022, it was finally decided that South Africans will be able to cast their votes on Monday, … Read more
By Morné Malan Tax has always been a controversial topic. Some, such as Oliver Wendell Holmes, former judge of the High Court in the United States, believe that “[t]axes are what we pay for a civilized society”, while others, such as Murray Rothbard, renowned American economist, stated that: “Taxation is … Read more
By Reon Janse van Rensburg The South African tourism industry was a booming industry before the Covid-19 pandemic who, despite the poor performing economy, still flourished. It was one of the few industries on which South Africa could rely for a valuable contribution to the country’s already struggling economy. South … Read more
By Connie Mulder One and a half trillion rand – this is the cost of state capture to the South African economy and fiscus. A person working 8 hours every single day at R500 per hour would have to work for about a million years to earn this amount of … Read more
By Reon Janse van Rensburg Moneyweb reports that according to Experian’s first quarter Consumer Default Index (CDI) 2021 index, 23,7 million consumers have a total of R1,9 trillion in outstanding debt, which includes credit cards, vehicle loans, home loans, personal loans as well as retail loans. According to this index … Read more
By Reon Janse van Rensburg Whilst the coronavirus pandemic is still raging in South Africa and across the world, we already see the economic consequences thereof and live the with continued lockdown that has paralysed out the country’s economy since the end of March 2020. There is a lot of … Read more
By Reon Janse van Rensburg BusinessTech reported that the government were busy with a feasibility study over a high-speed rail network between Pretoria and Durban. The Minister of Transportation, Fikile Mbalula, on Wednesday 25 August in parliament, said to the Transport Committee that the planned development could transport both passengers … Read more
By Reon Janse van Rensburg If you quickly count a few proudly South African products on your fingers, you will most probably think of Mr Balls chutney, Grapetizer, Ouma rusks, and the Kreepy Krauly that keeps your swimming pool clean with a pulsating beat and even the dolosse that you … Read more
