Rising tariffs cannot fix Joburg’s finances Ann Bernstein September 7, 2026 The cost of municipal services is growing far more quickly than Johannesburg’s economy. That is not a sustainable model of municipal government. Over... Can Johannesburg fix its books before the doom loop wins? Ann Bernstein September 6, 2026 Johannesburg is not merely short of cash. The country’s largest, most important city has built an entire system of government on the pretence that mo... Can Joburg be fixed before national decline sets in? Ann Bernstein August 31, 2026 As municipal systems deteriorate, access to basic services in Johannesburg increasingly depends on private resources rather than public provision. Ho... We can’t fix SA if we don’t fix Joburg Ann Bernstein August 24, 2026 South Africa cannot restore growth, expand opportunity and attract investment while Johannesburg continues its disastrous decline. Preventing the col... How SA’s draft procurement regulations will raise costs, deepen corruption Ann Bernstein July 28, 2026 Public procurement is where the state meets the market. It is the mechanism through which government buys the goods, services and infrastructure it n... Procurement reforms risk making the state less effective Ann Bernstein July 16, 2026 There is no authoritative estimate of the value of goods and services procured by government departments and state-owned entities from the private se...
