Other Opinions
A risky basic income grant could come with some nasty surprises
25th October 2022 The net result of introducing a BIG will be higher taxes, slower growth and less employment. Like the February budget, Wednesday’s medium term... →
Senior public servants without requisite qualifications render the state vulnerable to corruption
22nd October 2022 The probe by the Public Service Commission (PSC) into more than 2 000 senior government employees who do not have the requisite qualification for... →
Albert Nolan – memories of a non-believer
By: Raymond Suttner 19th October 2022 I first met Albert Nolan when I emerged from prison in 1983. I was then a Communist, although it was illegal to be one and I didn't admit that in... →
How inclusivity can combat GBVF in South Africa
19th October 2022 National plans by government and civil society to combat the scourge of GBVF, must not ignore the vulnerable and marginalised groups on the... →
We still have a fighting chance of avoiding greylisting
18th October 2022 Much of the media’s focus after BLSA issued its report on grey listing last week has been on the 85% chance of SA being placed on the list by the... →
Democracy, self-determination, and the Eswatini Monarchy
12th October 2022 On Tuesday, 11 October 2022, the chairperson of the Eswatini Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) was quoted in the Times of Eswatini saying,... →
Liberia peacekeeping ‘largest operation in Africa in the history of the UN’? Fact-checking prominent economist’s claims
By: Africa Check 11th October 2022 Four years after United Nations (UN) peacekeepers officially left Liberia in 2018, debate still continues in the country over the legacy of the... →
Thousands of migrants have jobs in Eskom, Vodacom and South Africa’s government? No, viral message plain wrong
By: Africa Check 10th October 2022 “The level of hate the SA government has for its citizens is not surprising.” That’s the final sentence in a much copied and pasted message... →
A More Honest Narrative on Migrants 
4th October 2022 There have recently been two very interesting comments from cabinet ministers with regard to the contested issue of immigration and the presence... →
Migration policy in South Africa: How should we be thinking about it?
3rd October 2022 Is it possible to have a calm and sensible discussion about immigration policy? Maybe it helps when you start with a few facts—and that is where... →
