Social Capital











Preview of the local government elections Published: 2011-05-12

"Every voter has two votes next Wednesday - one for a ward councillor, where one chooses between individuals, and one on a proportional list where one casts a vote for a political party."

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Bigger Ambition Published: 2011-04-28

"In the space of one recent week, I experienced the most remarkable coincidence of inputs"

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Manuel and Manyi -drawing the line Published: 2011-03-14

Without doubt this is the biggest political story of the year so far. At its heart is where non-racism starts.

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One step forward ...two steps forward Published: 2011-02-10

"I have been following the annual release of the Development Indicators, a set of 80 measurements covering 10 areas of our national life, since its introduction in 2008."

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SA a failing state? .... Hmmm. No. Published: 2010-12-12

"Several BoE clients have asked for a comment on suggestions that SA is a failing state. I am reluctant, for what is a failed state? Definitions vary with some even saying the term ôhas no coherent definitionö. How to judge then?"

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Press freedom in SA Published: 2010-08-10

Parliament is hearing evidence on a Bill on the protection of information. An ANC discussion paper on a media tribunal is circulating. The combined effect is a fiery debate about press freedom in SA.

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Re-visiting the Ladder of Development Published: 2010-07-13

"In May 2004, when FIFA appointed SA the host of the 2010 Soccer Cup, and again in November 2006 in a road show to BoE clients, we evaluated SA`s hosting of the World Cup with reference to the ôLadder of Developmentö set out by the Japanese strategist Kenic"

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March to modernity - flaws and all Published: 2010-06-08

"What would you think of a country that has amassed forex reserves of more than $400 billion and rising? In a world of deficits and too much debt, it is certainly a nice bank balance to have."

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How the nation is shaping up Published: 2009-10-20

"Starting 3 years ago, the Presidency annually releases a set of development indicators measuring how SA is shaping up. 76 indicators, grouped around ten areas of our national life, are measured and compared over time."

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Three tasks Published: 2009-06-09

What do the House of Lords and Old Mutual have in common? And how does that commonality influence investors?

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What they have in common Published: 2008-10-31

"What do ANC youth leader Julius Malema, Wall Street bankers and South Africa`s Constitutional Court judges have in common?"

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Development takes time Published: 2008-10-09

"In 2007 in the run-up to the ANC conference at Polokwane a gogo got to her feet at an overwhelmingly pro-Thabo Mbeki meeting, and proposed Jacob Zuma as the presidential candidate."

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Social Capital Published: 2008-07-17

"Thesis on social capital submitted for a M Phil in Futurestudies at the University of Stellenbosch, 2003.."

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The discovery of diamonds, Judge Hlope and “kill for Zuma” Published: 2008-07-07

What do the above have in common? The link between them lies in social capital. We can trace the link back over 140 years.

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Is the bad mood justified? Published: 2008-04-09

The mood in the country, certainly amongst White people, is quite depressed. An annual opinion poll on how optimistic South Africans are, found that in February 2008 60% of South Africans felt positive...

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Social Capital Published: 2007-06-19

In November the Economist published a ranking of democracies in the world. The ranking had 4 categories....




 


 
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