Stop planning for the future
Instead of planning for the future, leaders should rather plan from futures, writes Dr Doris Viljoen. Leaders are expected to plan for the future, whether they are in big or…
Budget 2026 indicates a move from crisis management to system redesign of SA’s energy sector
This next phase requires governance, as governance is what makes transitions last, writes Professor Roula Inglesi-Lotz. The most striking aspect of this year’s Budget Speech was not the allocations announced…
Scrap BEE? Not while poverty, joblessness and inequality still devastate black South Africans
Our country’s future hinges on the aggressive implementation of BEE with the sole purposes of wiping out poverty and unemployment and integrating blacks into the economy, writes Dr Thami Mazwai.…
BEE is not a holy cow
As a developing economy characterised by inequality, South Africa does need to be regulated, including by way of BEE rules, but all of us would be better off if we…
Why big business needs to rethink its relationship with SMMEs
Matsie Mpshe delves into the often overlooked importance of SMMEs to big business. South Africa has over 2.5 million small, medium, and micro enterprises (SMMEs), employing nearly 10 million people.…
A Strategic Response to U.S. Tariffs: South Africa’s Path to Sovereignty and Economic Resilience
Don Laka takes a look at what South Africa should do now that the U.S. has imposed a 30% tariff on exports. The United States has imposed a 30% tariff…