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The pandemic has sharpened questions about the role of South Africa's extensive social grants system in wider economic policy. In particular, emergency provisions have focused…
The regulation will need parliament’s endorsement by the end of its current session to become permanent legislation. In 2021, the Constitutional Court ordered the government to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275406
ISSN: 2633-304X
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President Cyril Ramaphosa on March 15 declared a state of national disaster and announced stringent measures to help combat the outbreak. While South Africa is relatively well…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB251463
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In August, it asked the IMF for a USD1.75bn credit under the Extended Fund Facility. This will come on top of the USD504mn approved by the IMF for emergency financial assistance…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB255001
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Several workers’ unions launched protests in July in anticipation of the reform’s approval, claiming it undermines labour rights. The protests are symptomatic of growing…
President Ranil Wickremesinghe was prime minister and acting leader when he announced the restrictions. Gotabaya Rajapaksa had days earlier resigned as president in the face of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272297
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The move followed days of protests in response to plans for tax reforms designed to rein in the country’s burgeoning fiscal deficit.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256797
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With trade policy, particularly towards China, likely to have an unusually high-profile role in this year’s presidential election, there is a growing awareness of the extent to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286658
ISSN: 2633-304X
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South African post-lockdown mining.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252595
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France's economic outlook.