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5% Growth Would Have Lifted 13 Million Out of Poverty
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2x the Attacks. 6x the Murders.
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Political parties and election analysts obsess over who voters will choose but more attention needs to be paid to the millions who decide not to choose anyone. thecommonsense.co.za/Editori…

Elections are Not Won On Voting Day

Political parties and election analysts obsess over who voters will choose but more attention needs to be paid to the millions who decide not to choose...

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SA Blueberries: A Billion-Dollar Industry
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Trump's Advice to South Africa: Stop Discriminating
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Want to be one of South Africa’s top earners? You could always “ride the pole”. thecommonsense.co.za/Economi…

The Economics of Top-End Stripping in South Africa

Want to be one of South Africa’s top earners? You could always “ride the pole”.

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The R4.3 Trillion South Africa Lost
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Food Inflation Could Hit 5.5% in 2027
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Good Harvest, Cheaper Groceries
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Simon Lincoln Reader writes that going after non-crooks with the same or even more vigour as real crooks should be grounds to section a reporter under local mental health prescripts. f.mtr.cool/dm8x3k7clt

Attacks on AfriForum are Backfiring

Simon Lincoln Reader writes that going after non-crooks with the same or even more vigour as real crooks should be grounds to section a reporter under...

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South African consumers should ready themselves for all-time high fuel prices next week. thecommonsense.co.za/Economi…

SA Set for Record Diesel and Petrol Prices Next Wednesday

South African consumers should ready themselves for all-time highs fuel prices next week.

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South Africa’s formal non-agricultural economy has lost 435 000 jobs since June 2023, while the purchasing power of its total wage bill has fallen, according to the latest employment data from Statistics South Africa and an analysis by The Common Sense. thecommonsense.co.za/Economi…

South Africa Loses 435 000 Formal Jobs as Real Wage Bill Shrinks

South Africa’s formal non-agricultural employment has fallen by 4.0% since June 2023, while the total wage bill has declined by 1.6% after inflation.

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Farm Murder Data Is Indisputable
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This week, AgriSA, South Africa’s largest agricultural union, made the peculiar announcement that it was partnering with a group sympathetic to the state’s efforts to downplay the origins, context, and seriousness of farm attacks in South Africa. thecommonsense.co.za/Editori…

Is AgriSA Setting Up to Betray South Africa’s Farmers – Again?

This week, AgriSA, South Africa’s largest agricultural union, made the peculiar announcement that it was partnering with a group sympathetic to the...

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Food Inflation Is at Its Lowest in 16 Years
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India and China have seen their levels of poverty decline significantly, while inequality has risen. Is the cost worth it? f.mtr.cool/19x4uwgd76

Inequality is the Problem. Or Is It?

India and China have seen their levels of poverty decline significantly, while inequality has risen. Is the cost worth it?

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The government and the ANC need to stop and think before they double down further on a policy that has already cost that party and the country so much. f.mtr.cool/gwlc00toox

Ask Not for Whom the Revolution Bays, It Bays for You. Gentlemen

The government and the ANC need to stop and think before they double down further on a policy that has already cost that party and the country so much.

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This Is Not Ordinary Crime.
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The amount South African employers pay their workers has increased by almost R110bn since 2023, but the increase disappears once inflation is taken into account. f.mtr.cool/56pibp6zxn

South Africa's Formal Wage Bill Has Fallen in Real Terms

The amount South African employers pay their workers has increased by almost R110bn since 2023, but the increase disappears once inflation is taken into...

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