LETTER: Irrelevant index obscures the facts
We should move away from thinking about the economy as a blob of activity by looking at one-dimensional figures such as the consumer price index
LETTER: Not a ‘literal claim’
"The statement ‘a world-class city’ will mean something different for different people and is clearly an expression of opinion — it can therefore not be taken as a literal claim."
LETTER: Truth about Discovery
Properly construed, a medical scheme is a mutual society which enables members to pool their medical risks as insurance against misfortune
LETTER: Muller is a sophist
Academics who believe in nothing and are rabidly anti-ideologue hide behind this apparent logic and declare all other thought quackery… sophistry at its best
LETTER: Culprit is police culture
Acts of corruption by people in power have long shaken public faith in the government, but the loss of public faith is particularly acute when those acts involve the police
LETTER: Wage subsidy works
The youth wage subsidy will share the costs of employment through a PAYE tax break for employers and will help to tackle the structural problem at the heart of our labour market
LETTER: Retrain the police
Militarisation of the police is loved by dictatorships, and is incompatible with democracy
LETTER: Parties, not people, earn a mandate
John Kane-Berman’s article subtly seeks to obliterate both the concept and reality of the ANC as an organisation
LETTER: For the youth subsidy
Youth wage subsidy is a limited intervention that will help some young people to get a foot in the labour market
LETTER: AG’s report ignored
The auditor-general’s reports on the state of local municipalities are valuable source documents for any serious reporting
LETTER: Denialist quackery
In the absence of satisfactory measures of private and public sector corruption the question of interest simply cannot be answered
LETTER: Divine obfuscation
Jobs are being shed every day, we are in an economic meltdown mode — our leaders flail in the face of growing problems and outrageous corruption
LETTER: Story is misleading
The lack of a united, regional response has left Kenya to manage the al-Shabaab threat on its own
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The Third Umpire
Public Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba. That South African Airways will get the R6bn it needs to survive is a given, but that he is insisting on a long-term strategic plan before the money is handed over is welcomed.
AmaZulu FC chairman Patrick Sokhela. The club has been named KwaZulu-Natal Newsmaker of the Year. The club, which is turning 80 and took on Manchester United earlier this year, received the most public votes.
Basic education’s chief director, Carol Nuga-Deliwe, for this worrying statement: “In terms of access to basic education, SA has done well. However, in terms of access to meaningful education, SA has done poorly.”
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