Economic Digest 34 – Phase 2 of the National Infrastructure Plan by Kenny Pasensie
Government started implementing Phase 1 of the National Infrastructure Plan (NIP) in March 2022. In October…
Government started implementing Phase 1 of the National Infrastructure Plan (NIP) in March 2022. In October…
A budget – even a mini-budget – is all about being able to finely balance all…
In 2001 an intergovernmental organisation, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), conducted a Mutual Evaluation Assessment…
This idea of a social compact between government, business and civil society as a basis for long-term economic development and growth is nothing new. These kinds of ‘working relationships’ underpin the economic models in many industrialised countries. President Cyril Ramaphosa promised in his state-of- the-nation address in February that a social compact would be achieved within 100 days to forge a path forward for economic growth. That deadline was missed as agreements between the main actors could not be reached, but in July the President said that a “framework for a social compact has been devel- oped”, which was then circulated to all the role-players.
More than a century ago, Pope Leo XIII spoke about the need for a living wage….
If wishes were horses beggars would ride, and our new Finance Minister would make everything bright….
The American expression ‘go big or go home’ is an exhortation to go all-out; a philosophy…