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Oscar van Heerden writes that in light of global developments, South Africa must remain committed to Brics and continue to participate in shaping a new world order - one where there is no superpower hegemon but a world of equals.

The nature of institutions in any setup decides the fortune of the nation

The FINANCIAL -- Writing for Canada’s The Globe and Mail, journalist Linda Nazarath’s, In this brave new age, we need to think more about age-friendly jobs, observes that Canada’s population and work force are getting older according to London Business School. “According to the 2021 census, more than a fifth (22 per cent) were agedThe FINANCIAL -- Writing for Canada’s The Globe and Mail, journalist Linda Nazarath’s, In this brave new age, we need to think more about age-friendly jobs...

​Our highlight for October was receiving yet another international award. The Nelson Mandela Foundation was, this time, bestowed with the Champion of Humanity of Modern

White working-class support for right-wing populism is hardening.

BOSTON  —  China highlights a long-debated question about economic development: Can a top-down autocracy outperform liberal market economies in terms of innovation and growth?Between 1980 and 2019, China’s average annual GDP growth rate was over 8 per cent, faster than any Western economy, and in the 2000s, its economic trajectory exceeded mere catch-up growth (using Western

Daron Acemoglu shows why Xi Jinping’s consolidation of power is bad news for dynamism and growth.

Our collective despair tends to foster paralysis but we should not let it get in the way of fixing the country, writes Mcebisi Jonas.

The 1970s offer unhappy lessons for policymakers | Finance & economics

What is clear is that the economic plans of these candidates offer short shrift to the crisis of the state and the role for transformation.