Charles Collocott says legislative changes regarding investment regulation of pension funds led to softening of limits

Charles Collocott says there are other investment funds which are possible targets for prescribed investments

Charles Collocott says best-case-scenario is only possible if there is a strong economy and strict fiscal discipline

Charles Collocott says currently there is no room for additional SOE equity or debt in GEPF

Charles Collocott says GEPF’s funding level has trended downward since 2014

Charles Collocott considers the legislative and regulatory framework for pension funds

Charles Collocott says funds regulated by Pension Funds Act have legal obligation to manage clients’ money in a responsible manner

Research also shows growing discontent with the functioning of democracy in SA

Charles Collocott says prescribing assets has proven to be detrimental to fund performance

Charles Collocott concludes series exploring whether pension and other funds can or should be used as funding

Nhlanhla Mnisi says debates about safe drinking water in SA are of practical concern to all consumers

Charles Simkins says rational policy requires a proper information system

Nhlanhla Mnisi says it is necessary that consumer confidence is sustained

Charles Simkins examines the systematic evidence available

Charles Simkins examines evidence relating to water service authorities and water boards

Judge Azhar Cachalia says the bench is now suffering, at all levels, from a shortage of skills

Foundation warns that change risks damaging investment in the SA economy

Charles Simkins tracks developments so far, and outlines difficulties in the process

Michelle Toxopeus says dept's master plan aims to raise third of R900bn needed from private sources

Michelle Toxopeus assesses oversight and accountability mechanisms

Michelle Toxopeus outlines mechanisms that support greater transparency, accountability and participation

Cherese Thakur says another way of looking at accountability is to delve into how it manifests in the real world

Cherese Thakur looks at the meaning of accountability and provides a guide on how to assess it

Cherese Thakur looks at assessing accountability mechanisms at a somewhat abstract level

Anton van Dalsen says there is insufficient detail on crucial aspects of the proposed NHI and its funding

Remarks by former Investec CEO during Helen Suzman Memorial Lecture, November 2019

Anton van Dalsen looks at the current situation in the health sector and how the NHI Bill proposes to change it

Anton van Dalsen summarises the HSF’s conclusions on the proposed legislation

Anton van Dalsen looks at governance and the State’s ability to manage the envisaged system

Nhlanhla Mnisi says evidence suggests that ingesting asbestos fibres from water dangerous

Nhlanhla Mnisi says such scarcity is to a large extent attributable to physical causes

Clear from record of private deliberations that race was the determining factor in deliberations

Foundation makes video to counter stereotypes about immigrants that inform xenophobia in SA

Nhlanhla Mnisi says since 1994, SA has achieved major reductions in backlogs

Foundation says govt has not explained how system will ensure health services of an acceptable quality

Michelle Toxopeus explores the procedures for declaring drought conditions a disaster

Lee-Anne Germanos asks whether it is not time to re-examine the way we view drugs

Lee-Anne Germanos says application of these laws continues to be discriminatory

Lee-Anne Germanos says decision to terminate must be left to the pregnant woman and not to any third party

Lee-Anne Germanos says criminalising sex work in SAhas not achieved its objectives

RW Johnson's analysis of how the party had gone off track

Tove van Lennep investigates the country’s notorious deportation regime and its custodians

Charles Simkins analyses Mboweni's statement and the projections made therein

Michelle Toxopeüs says municipalities are primary actors in implementation of water sensitive settlements

Michelle Toxopeüs examines approach taken by Cape Town and Joburg in response to increased water stress

Michelle Toxopeüs says SA must rethink its approach to urban water management

Charles Collocott looks at unique model for micro lending to service unsecured credit market in SA

Former researcher fell victim to an attempted hijacking, and subsequently passed away on Saturday evening

Michelle Toxopeüs says failures of implementing water allocation reform needs to be put on the agenda

Michelle Toxopeus says Dept of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation is struggling to fulfill its obligations

Foundation says appointment and removal process of heads of institutions in criminal justice system need urgent revisions

Tove van Lennep says the country benefits from legitimate, documented and skills-driven immigration

Tove van Lennep says there are major limitations with the information available

Tove van Lennep writes that there has been an increasingly restrictive policy trajectory

Tove van Lennep review's immigrants' net economic contribution and crime statistics

Foundation says certain documents, relied upon in the drafting, have still not been released

Emanuel Waddell discusses the lessons that each country could learn from the other

Foundation says document is better than anything the govt has published for a very long time

Foundation says more must be done to create certainty around information requests

On the need for electoral reform in order to achieve better accountability of MPs

Lee-Anne Germanos says work environment and conditions are reported to be unpleasant

Charles Simkins reflects on the state of play around questions of legitimate speech in our society

Charles Collocott asks if govt's current hostile stance on matter will help or hinder South Africans

Marie-Louise Antoni writes on the Left-turn against the liberals

Foundation says swift action should be taken to remove Mkhwebane from office

Foundation, in association with FNF, to hold roundtable discussion (RSVP if interested)

Michelle Toxopeüs says councils must ensure executive functions are performed lawfully and wisely

Michelle Toxopeüs says the functions and powers given to executive committees and executive mayors are virtually identical

Michelle Toxopeüs asks whether the provinces are doing too little or too much

Michelle Toxopeüs says specific provisions not yet included in most water resource reconciliation studies in SA

Foundation says Speaker should take necessary steps against the Fighters

Charles Simkins proposes initiatives for the longer term

Charles Simkins discusses priorities for the following two years

Charles Simkins considers the economic priorities leading up to the 2020 budget

Charles Collocott says financial industry can ill afford to have the wrong person at helm of regulation

Charles Collocott looks at the FSCA and its 'Twin Peaks' model, asking whether it was necessary to take on this model

Charles Collocott looks at the history of prescribed assets in SA and the lessons learned

Charles Collocott says turning to such a policy is ignoring what lies at the root of the current funding crisis

Cherese Thakur on the potential next steps for professions to guard against further misconduct

Cherese Thakur says the expectation that professionals will consistently hold themselves to a higher standard is clearly misplaced

Cherese Thakur writes on the constraints on professional conduct

Cherese Thakur on understanding the professions

Anton van Dalsen and Charles Simkins say there is a lot the index does not measure

Charles Simkins says the demands for an expanded mandate are not so much wrong, as irrelevant

Charles Simkins notes that a state without means of change is without means of conservation

Charles Simkins says BEE poses a complex problem for the left

Anton van Dalsen on the SOE's massive debt problem

Kimera Chetty writes petitions to Parliament are substantially weightier than just an indicator of popular support or lack thereof

Organisations call on all parties to ensure that the corrupt are not appointed

Charles Simkins looks at Pierre de Vos's article and discusses the plausibility of the argument

Charles Simkins says the country is not on verge of mass murder but the danger is increasing

Lee-Anne Germanos says there needs to be an understanding of inherent power dynamics in workplace

Lee-Anne Germanos writes crimes a of sexual nature are prosecuted distinct from any other form of crime

Lee-Anne Germanos says such violence is used to cause destruction through terrorisation

Anton van Dalsen says one cannot avoid looking at whole legislative process in a cynical manner

PJ Hamilton says summit seems to have led to a reiteration of a number of hollow promises

Francis Antonie says anyone who knows that any candidate is disqualified should lodge a complaint at IEC

Charles Simkins examines the state of CETS and their plans for development

Charles Simkins says there have been major advances in govt accountability in past 25 years

Organisations say this has undoubtedly contributed to poverty and unemployment