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Editorials
Export Expansion is Crucial for the Long-Term Growth of SA Agriculture
Wandile Sihlobo writes on the need for South Africa to diversify its agricultural exports.
Economics & Policy
Number of Social Grants Paid Out Dwarfs Number of Income Taxpayers in SA
The number of social grants being paid out is three times as many as the number of individual income taxpayers – revealing an important check and balance on the populist instincts of the state.
Economics & Policy
Where Are the Babies?
South Africa’s fertility rate is on a steady downward slope, and in the Western Cape and Gauteng, it is already below replacement rate. But this may not be the problem that the same trend poses for much of the rest of the world.
Columns
The Case Against the Expropriation Act
David Ansara writes on the legal battle against expropriation without compensation.
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Ramaphosa's Empty Victory
The Western Cape High Court told the parliamentary committee on Phala Phala to wait. This gives Pres…
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