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In terms of the defence budget the ideal expenditure ratio is 40 % personnel, 30% operations and 30% capital expenditure. Some claim this is closer to 80:5:15 in reality, leading to the defence force being labelled a welfare, rather than a warfare agency. Lindy Heinecken, Chair of the Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, Stellenbosch […]

The NHI will help undo the legacy of disparity where the standard of healthcare depends on one’s socio-economic status. This disproportion is also reflected in the country’s spending of over 8% of its GDP on health. More than half of this percentage goes to private care; however, this covers less than 16% of the population. […]

Theuns Eloff: Chairman, FW de Klerk Foundation Advisory Board 14 August 2019 During her recent budget speech, the Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, referred to President Ramaphosa’s target in his State of the Nation address that every learner should be able to read with comprehension by the age of ten. She notes that the language issue is […]

We are not satisfied that it will pass constitutional muster and will therefore be requesting Parliament to seek a comprehensive legal opinion as to the constitutionality of the Bill in its current form. Mmusi Maimane, Leader of the Democratic Alliance 13 August 2019 Introduction Last week, the world learnt that former Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe, […]