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Developmental state

Building a more capable and developmental state demands ditching the supply fetish

South Africa

Building a more capable and developmental state demands ditching the supply fetish

By Anne McLennan and Themba Tshabalala

Pretoria has submitted to ‘bullying’ by Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame, says author Michela Wrong

Africa

Pretoria has submitted to ‘bullying’ by Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame, says author Michela Wrong

By Peter Fabricius

Why a capable developmental state and an efficient public service still seem like a remote dream

South Africa

Why a capable developmental state and an efficient public service still seem like a remote dream

By Marianne Merten

How fast will the ANC fall, part three: The party’s cars tell a turbo-charged story

South Africa

How fast will the ANC fall, part three: The party’s cars tell a turbo-charged story

By John Matisonn

How fast will the ANC fall, part two: Two approaches to business — cronyism or contempt

South Africa

How fast will the ANC fall, part two: Two approaches to business — cronyism or contempt

By John Matisonn

State by numbers: Governance failures are just the tip of the ‘backlog nation’ iceberg

Business Maverick

State by numbers: Governance failures are just the tip of the ‘backlog nation’ iceberg

By Ed Stoddard

Restructuring the government — a president, nine ministers and a band of DGs are all that’s needed

South Africa

Restructuring the government — a president, nine ministers and a band of DGs are all that’s needed

By Marianne Merten

We need a mass movement that will drive development and defeat corruption & inequality

South Africa

We need a mass movement that will drive development and defeat corruption & inequality

By John Carneson and Tladi Ditshego

Recipe for broken governance: Incompetence, Covid-19 tenders and Lockdown narratives of war

South Africa

Recipe for broken governance: Incompetence, Covid-19 tenders and Lockdown narratives of war

By Marianne Merten

The need for public debate on macroeconomic policy

Business Maverick

The need for public debate on macroeconomic policy

By Ben Turok

Ramaphosa’s New Dawn is here — but what it will take to bring the civil service back to life?

South Africa

Ramaphosa’s New Dawn is here — but what it will take to bring the civil service back to life?

By Mark Swilling, Amanda Gcanga & Andrew Boraine

Trump goes domestic while world traders go global – and ignores history

World

Trump goes domestic while world traders go global – and ignores history

By J Brooks Spector