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Waking up to South Africa’s education crisis

14 August 2009 | The Stage

“The ghost of bad education continues to haunt us,” said basic education minister Angie Motshekga. She was talking at a recent education conference held in Midrand, Johannesburg. Motshekga further opined that the quality of education was way below standar

Winding the clocks two decades forward

14 August 2009 | Featured Story

What will economists say about South Africa’s current economic situation two decades hence? What will today’s recession, employment and production statistics teach tomorrow’s market analyst? These were some of the questions probed by Professor Andre Roux,

Exploding the house price recovery myth

31 July 2009 | Straight Talk

Will South Africa’s residential property market stage a quick recovery? It’s a question many of the top property economists and commentators have been grappling with for some time. Although house price growth has been in decline for around two years the o

What do shack dwellers know about bling-bling?

31 July 2009 | The Stage

When South Africa’s new communications minister, Siphiwe Nyanda, treated himself to two new luxury motor vehicles the newspapers and online media were chockfull of criticism. Our favourite headline – and we admit it was a close run affair – appeared on ne

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Question

If you had to hazard a guess, when do you reckon the COFI Bill will be signed into law?

Answer

2026, as promised 2027 looks more likely Impossible to say More consultation needed

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