Opinion

While rolling blackouts have stopped, for the time being, we should start preparing ourselves to pay as much as 20% more for electricity, reports The Citizen. (Subscribe to read) Understanding just how the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) determines electricity rate hikes is another task entirely. “… the complex and arcane methodology used …

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This morning we told you about the looming deadline for political parties to come to some sort of coalition agreement or form minority governments with the risk of election re-runs that may not always benefit your party on the horizon. On Tuesday the Patriotic Alliance (PA) announced a deal its leader, Gayton McKenzie described as …

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During his maiden Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) delivered on Thursday, finance minister Enoch Godongwana emphasised that he shared much of the ideology and fiscal restraint of his predecessor Tito Mboweni. Godongwana joked that the only difference between Mboweni and him was their taste in shoes. “I wear better shoes than you,” quipped Godongwana at …

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The death of former state president FW de Klerk last week sparked a mountain of debate from all sides of the political spectrum as commentators try to reconcile De Klerk’s past as the last president to preside over apartheid while simultaneously taking the necessary steps to put the country on a path towards democracy. De …

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