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Nothing new in ANC authoritarianism
Around the world, essential public services are under pressure as local, state and national governments seek to cut costs. But such services should surely never be driven by the profit motive? So who is to blame and what should we do?
Reasons behind the Canada firefighters’ strike
June 20, 2016
The sole priority for fire fighters and EMS is the preservation and safety of life and property. Profit, with its cost cutting requirements should never come into it. That, in essence, is what the recent Canadian strike was all about.
SASOL rakes in profits while SA feels the pinch
October 2, 2010
It would be quite laughable were it not so serious, that government ministers such as the department of energy’s Buyelwa Sonjica say that they and the administration have their “hands tied” regarding fuel price fluctuations and increases. The same argument is put forward by Eskom, backed by the government, regarding the need to make consumers […]
Terry Bell Writes 
June 24, 2016
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