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South Africa has normalised heavy drinking and policy alone won’t change that – it has to be a cultural shift. Photo: File

Stop ignoring the heavy drinking red flags

It will take more than policy to change South Africans’ excessive use of alcohol; we all need to take part in the Sober Curious movement

3 min read
The rural economy depends on resource-based industries such as agriculture, mining, fishing, tourism and forestry. Photo: File

Infrastructure, governance failures limit growth of agriculture and development in rural areas

The rural economy should not be forgotten in South Africa’s economic growth agenda,

3 min read
These countries need to rethink the prohibitive tariffs they place on each other

Brics leaders must take steps on policy to facilitate between member countries

These countries need to rethink the prohibitive tariffs they place on each other

  • Eyaaz
3 min read
In 2023, under president Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa ranked 94 out of 165 countries in economic freedom. This is the lowest since 1994, according to the Economic Freedom of the World Report. (Leon Sadiki/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Smaller government and increased privatisation will boost GNU economy, says think tank

The FMF Charter says the size of cabinet should be reduced and policy changes introduced to benefit the poor and create jobs

  • Des Erasmus
5 min read
The labour court last week halted an attempt by the South African Police Service management to subject Major General Feroz Khan, its head of security and counter-intelligence, to an expeditious disciplinary process which could have led to his summary dismissal. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

A new minister must lead reform of the police 

A lack of effective political leadership has contributed to the stagnation and decline of the South African Police Service

  • Eyaaz
6 min read