In this series, we have conversations that South Africans need to hear. Veteran journalist and media personality Ruda Landman has in-depth conversations with Political & Trend Analyst J P Landman, who uses data and facts to cut through the hearsay, conspiracies and misinformation to get to the heart of issues affecting every citizen. Whether it's load shedding, corruption, politics, economics, foreign policy or anything ...
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South Africa faces a deepening water crisis as water boards go unpaid and supply to customers is interrupted. This episode discusses how the system works, where it breaks down and what is being done about it. The good news: a lot is happening and has happened to secure the bulk supply. Municipalities remain the weakest link, but there too things are shifting. For more about JP, and to read his newsletter, please visit his website.
AMSA’s closure of its long steel operations has caused a furore. It fits into a global picture a decade or more in the making, and it illuminates a hard policy choice for our government, like all governments: protect an industry and make the product more expensive, or let the industry find its way and define a different focus for your industrial policy. For more about JP, and to read his newsletter, please visit his website.
