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The Coming Demographic Crisis In Sub-Saharan Africa

In this brief Charles Simkins explores the coming demographic crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa.

The Coronavirus And The Economy

In this brief, Charles Simkins suggests principles to guide thinking about the relationship between the epidemic and the economy.

The Davis Tax Committee Wealth Tax Report - An Overview

In anticipation of the Davis Tax Committee Wealth Tax Report, the HSF published a series of briefs last year on a wealth tax and whether it was viable method ...

The minimum wage issue has been rumbling for some time. The Parliamentary Labour Committee has started hearings on the topic. Business Day reported on 5 ...

The Economy: Adapt or Die I - The Short Term

In this brief Charles Simkins considers the economic priorities leading up to the 2020 Budget.

The Economy: Adapt or Die II - The Medium Term

The first brief in this series considered economic priorities leading up to the 2020 Budget. This brief discusses priorities for the following two years.

The Economy: Adapt or Die III - The Long Term

The first brief in this series considered economic priorities leading up to the 2020 Budget. The second brief discussed priorities for the following two years. ...

The Era of Pandemics: Tomorrow's Forever Wars

We are now more than 250 days into our 21-day lockdown, with Ramaphosa and his Command Council claiming for themselves the power to legislate every aspect of ...

The Expropriation Bill - Why is everyone focusing on expropriation without compensation and not on the major land reform issues?

This brief examines the many problematic aspects on the subject of land reform in South Africa and points out that the proposed amendment to the Constitution ...

The Implications Of The Second Quarter 2020 Gross Domestic Product Data

Dr Simkins highlights that the StatsSA announcement on 8 September of a 51% fall in GDP is misleading in the light of a sharp, temporary shock to the economy ...