Education policy since 1994 has spread access more evenly than learning, and gains follow school capacity
Introduction The South African Schools Act of 1996 told the state to fund public schools fairly across the system so
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Municipal service failure in South Africa owes more to weak maintenance and accountability than to funding
Introduction Most people meet the South African state through a tap, a toilet, a streetlight or a refuse truck, and
Read moreSouth Africa’s turnover tax eases micro business compliance but cannot make informal traders a revenue base
Introduction South Africa taxes its smallest businesses with a regime that was built to be simple. Turnover tax replaces income
Read moreWard committees are a weak invited space in South African local government and protest fills the gap
Introduction Ward committees were supposed to be the everyday link between a ward and its council. Under the Local Government:
Read moreSouth African school peace programmes make modest gains but stall on punitive discipline and teacher training
Introduction School violence in South Africa tends to get talked about as a discipline problem or a crime problem, and
Read moreDecolonial, social justice and values education in South Africa lean on Ubuntu harder than evidence allows
Introduction Three agendas have been running through South African education debate for a decade or so, mostly side by side.
Read moreSARS modernisation will make section 180 personal liability easier to prove, so its safeguards must keep pace
Introduction Tax debt owed to SARS stood at R646 billion on 31 January 2026, and R518.2 billion of it was
Read moreEthics rules lose their bite in South Africa when incentives, leaders and whistleblower protection fail
Introduction South Africa does not lack ethics machinery. The Constitution sets out basic values for public administration, departments are expected
Read moreThe MBA’s shift towards leadership and soft skills is sensible but thinly evidenced in South Africa
Introduction The MBA is increasingly expected to produce leaders and not only analysts. Leadership, communication and the ability to work
Read moreSouth Africa’s audit reforms add rules and disclosure but leave audit committees to carry accountability
Introduction South Africa has spent the last decade reaching for new tools to make auditors more accountable. Listed companies have
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