LETTER: Cigarette taxes aren’t the problem
It is the weakness of SA’s tax administration that caused the problem, and only addressing that weakness will help recover the tax losses.
LETTER: Why Mmusi Maimane does deserve the FNF’s freedom award
According to Gareth van Onselen, the FNF was reckless and thoughtless for handing the award to Maimane
LETTER: Challenge to Adrian Gore
Reading Adrian Gore’s ‘call to arms’ had me thinking Gore may have become a bit delusional
LETTER: Justice Malala way off target in dissing UK
Apart from being the world’s fifth-largest economy and a G7 member, the UK is doing remarkably well economically
OBITUARY: Stafford Thomas was not a run-of-the-mill journalist
He will be remembered for his meticulous attention to detail in his stories, and his insistence on getting to know executives
LETTER: Inclusive growth should be our goal
South Africa simply cannot afford to ignore the fundamental shifts required in how investment and growth are viewed — and implemented
LETTER: Beware of overdoing creative licence
Your excellent issue draws much attention to the reputational risk experienced by many corporates and individuals in SA
LETTER: Budget control is key
Those officials flouting treasury regulations need to be held personally liable — then we can expect a favourable turn of events
LETTER: Populist land gamble is problematic
Expropriation of land without compensation would suggest to potential investors that the risks of investing in fixed assets in SA are unacceptable
LETTER: More socialism is an insane idea
The recommendations of the World Bank are the definition of insanity
LETTER: SA Express rubbishes to Financial Mail
We deny allegations that paint Tebogo Brian van Wyk as the mastermind behind alleged multimillion-rand corruption in the reopening of the Pilanesberg airport
LETTER: Many members dislike Discovery too
Aside from its focus on consumer goodies, the technical quality of its health services is appalling
LETTER: Land plan will scare financiers away
Given the scale of funding needed, the consequences for the agricultural sector of its financiers withdrawing would be dire and entirely predictable
LETTER: Perils of patronage
How could a publication such as the Financial Mail, promoting probity, condone any kind of corrupt dealings?
LETTER: DA’s magic moment lost
How pathetic. The DA had the ideal opportunity to seize the moment and show that it can govern with clean and statesmanlike leadership
LETTER: All corruption must be punished
Perhaps we should nationalise the local assets of those found with their hands in the cookie jar
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