It is difficult to think of a South African economic policymaker who has left such an enduring legacy.
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Mboweni leaves a legacy of a successful transformation from a freedom fighter to a businessman, central banker and politician.
Reactions to Chrystia Freeland’s appointment as finance minister demonstrate how qualifications and arguments about merit are deployed to women’s disadvantage in politics.
A major concern is that the government’s resolve is strongest on policies that are actually quite suspect.
Eskom, South Africa’s power utility will be unbundled and receive financial support from national treasury. These are the next steps.
South Africa’s new finance minister comes with considerable skills and political finesse needed to steer the country out of its economic quagmire.
A captured South African Treasury is bad news for the country’s poor but the view that the capture is a natural enemy of the market economy is a myth.
The best chance South Africa has of recovering from sub-investment grade credit rating status is to have leaders who are prepared to break rank with the small-mindedness of the ruling party.
The removal of South Africa’s finance minister, Pravin Gordhan, is the greatest threat to public finances experienced in the post 1994 era.
The decision to give former Eskom CEO, Brian Molefe, a seat in the country’s parliament comes with the potential to cause great economic pain for South Africa.
South Africa’s Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan spoke of protecting the economy from predators. This is commendable but not enough to build an inclusive economy.
What lies behind the decision to criminally charge South Africa’s finance minister?
The sudden expulsion of the finance minister makes it hard not to be pessimistic about the South African government’s ability to manage the difficult challenges it might face in 2016.
It is difficult to analyse political developments in South Africa. Decision-making does not fit any neat political science theory. President Zuma is unpredictable and his policy thinking is woolly.
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