Political-Economy











Employment Numbers and Pres Zuma’s Speech Published: 2012-02-10

What a week that was!!Four important political developments have taken place over the last week.

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The year that was Published: 2012-01-24

Looking back over the last 12 months it is most instructive to see what exercised our minds over the last year and where we find ourselves now.

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48 hours in SA’s political-economy Published: 2011-10-28

It is seldom that we have such a good 48 hours in SA’s public life. It is a useful counter-point to the planned ANC Youth League marches on Thursday and Friday.

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Strikes and Dividing the Spoils Published: 2011-09-14

As the rugby world cup kicked off, it seemed as though the strike season in SA was drawing to an end. Here and there a wage dispute still simmers, and that may yet escalate into full-blown strikes

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Industrial Relations 101 Published: 2011-08-16

During the current strike action several clients have asked why government allows strikes, why it is not “taking action” against strikers and why it does not grant companies exemption from minimum wages. Be careful what you wish for is the old warning. This applies to SA’s wage setting mechanisms.

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2011 Budget - Boring (bar the odd surprise) Published: 2011-02-25

Finance minister Gordhan has submitted his (and the Zuma administration`s) second budget. What can we learn about the politics of this government from the budget?

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A hectic political week Published: 2010-11-09

The last week of October saw several political developments - the announcement by Minister Ebrahim Patel of the ôNew Growth Pathö approved by Cabinet; the mini-budget delivered by Minister Pravin Gordhan; the cabinet reshuffle announced by pres Zuma.á W

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A confused and confusing body politic Published: 2010-10-22

The signals from the ANC body politic remain contradictory and confusing

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Of BRICs and PIGS Published: 2010-03-11

"First there were the BRICs - Brazil, Russia, India and China. Emerging markets that are elbowing their way onto the global economic stage, chipping away at the dominance of the traditional developed countries (US, UK, EU)."

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Budget 2010 Published: 2010-02-18

"If I were Cosatu I would feel very unhappy, even betrayed."

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View from Abroad Published: 2009-07-01

On a recent swing through London talking to analysts and journalists I was struck by how much people wanted SA to be a success. Not that SA is top of their minds with the global meltdown on the one hand and the shenanigans of British parliamentarians` exp

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Democracy meets economic policy-making Published: 2009-05-18

The new cabinet strikes a careful balance between different interest groups - also between different views on the economy.

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The G20 was not a success Published: 2009-04-07

"The G20 meeting in London last week got a lot of coverage (fine), the IMF came out of it stronger (good), tax havens and hedge funds might be regulated a bit more stringently (probably good), but the critical problem of macro economic imbalances was not ta"

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Budget 2009 Published: 2009-03-24

"Growth rate: predictions, guestimates and credibility"

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SA needs two agricultural policies Published: 2009-02-26

The most recent agriculture census from Stats SA throws the spotlight on commercial agriculture in SA.

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Politics and the Global Economic Crisis Published: 2009-02-10

Within a week it has erupted all over.

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The ANC`s Election Manifesto Published: 2009-01-28

The manifesto sets five priorities for the next five years

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The Food crisis, S.A. politics and divergent solutions Published: 2008-05-07

The food crisis has now developed into a gale force storm. In SA it is not so much a case of shortages as price. The impact has been made worse by the findings of the Competition authorities about bread cartels

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POLITICS WEEKLY - Zuma`s dismissal illustrates how far we have come Published: 2005-06-15

"Zuma""s dismissal illustrates how far we have come"




 


 
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