Opposition parties do make a legislative difference

On the day that South Africa’s Official Opposition (the Democratic Alliance) announced its Shadow Cabinet, read our analysis and think-piece entitled “Opposition parties do make a legislative difference” published in the Business Day (1 February 2011), co-authored in collaboration with Business Unity South Africa’s Parliamentary Office. The article focuses on the current status of opposition [...]

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The Predicatability of Unpredictability

Nassim Nicholas Taleb on predictability, policy, economics, governance and risk. Taleb is undoubtedly one of the most influential thinkers and intellectuals of our time. His flagship titles “Black Swan” and “Fooled by Randomness” are recommended must reads and favourites on library shelf. The Predictability of Unpredictability

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