People often hold optimistic views about federal government spending programs. They assume that new and expanded programs can fix the nation’s social and economic problems. The government is a ...

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South Africa is losing about R26 billion a year through water that is produced, pumped, and treated but never paid for. This was revealed by the Minister of Water and Sanitation, Pemmy Majodina, in a ...

A coalition of national housing organisations and campaigners is calling on the next prime minister to introduce rent controls, adding its weight to a growing chorus of thinktanks and Labour figures ...

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