Stop the Granny-Tax
Many retirees in South Africa, including foreign nationals living here and South Africans returning home after years abroad, rely on pensions as their primary — often sole — source of income. The government’s recent proposals to tax foreign pensions signal a dangerous precedent: that even the retirement savings of elderly people are a pool from […]
PAUL MARITZ: Why the PSC Bill’s romanticism threatens local democracy
There is a familiar saying about the road to hell being paved with good intentions. SA, with its fondness for ambitious plans and solemn policy papers, seems determined to make it so. The latest example in a long and tragic list is the Public Service Commission (PSC) Bill, which was recently before the National Council […]