WORKPLACE WARZONE The strike in the Plastic Convertors’ Industry has entered its 9th week. This is one of the most violent strikes ever to take place in South Africa: one employee was murdered; many non-striking employees were assaulted at their place of work; one...

NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE BILL SIGNED INTO LAW Dear NEASA employer   The President, on 23 November 2018, signed the National Minimum Wage Act into law. In terms of this Act, all employers, irrespective of which industry they are operating in, must pay at least the minimum...

Message to Minister Tito Mboweni A taxpayer’s proposal for the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) In preparing his budget speech for tomorrow, mr Tito Mboweni took to Twitter to invite South Africans to air their expectations: “Let us do something unusual...

This newsletter was also published as a press release earlier today Notwithstanding the President emphasising the point that the growth of the South African economy will be sustained by small business, small business was excluded from the deliberations leading up to...

MR TITO MBOWENI MINISTER OF FINANCE With the exception of Malusi Gigaba and the three-day tenure of Des van Rooyen as Minister of Finance, South Africa has been blessed with exceptionally good Ministers of Finance. This is indeed the case in respect of the appointment...

IF YOU HESITATE, YOU WILL STUMBLE For purposes hereof, that is just another version of ‘he who hesitates is lost’. For each of us there is a lesson in current events.   According to news reports, the President’s performance ratings grew from 64 percent in the first...

What is ambiguous about it? When does murder become a slaughter? by Gerhard Papenfus This is a response to an article titled: ‘Genocide on the farms? Show us the facts' published by Sunday Times on 25 March 2018 (click here to view this article). I believe many,...