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Ben Cronin

@BenjaminACronin

Commercial Law @ UCT | Advocate for tax and public money | Views are my own

 Cape Town
Joined September 2014
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Is the petrol price a trigger? Or is it purely about the ambiguity of the licensing regime?
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@LudidiVelaniOct 28
What a traumatic morning in Delft this morning. Some of these people reported for work despite this experience
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The Financial and Fiscal Commission has told Parliament it believes the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement did not pay sufficient attention to the sustainability of the current local government fiscal framework. ewn.co.za/2026/10/28/govt-s-…
Govt’s finance watchdog criticises Treasury’s handling of distressed municipalities

Govt’s finance watchdog criticises Treasury’s handling of distressed municipalities

The Financial and Fiscal Commission has told Parliament it believes the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement did not pay sufficient attention to the sustainability of the current local government...

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David Madden@davidjmaddenOct 26
I hadn't clocked that Lula banned online betting last month. Excellent. May this happen everywhere.
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Never bet against a Lula comeback!
Joe Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) profile pictureJoe Weisenthal
@TheStalwartOct 25
Is this shaping up to be one of the biggest prediction market whiffs of all time?
Image from Joe Weisenthal (@TheStalwart)
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Lula wins fourth term as Brazil president in dramatic comeback reuters.com/world/americas/b…
Brazil’s Lula wins historic fourth term, Flavio Bolsonaro refuses to concede

Brazil’s Lula wins historic fourth term, Flavio Bolsonaro refuses to concede

Senator Bolsonaro led the election's first round but lost in the runoff by over 4 million votes. The shock result defied polls, precedent and global ​anti-incumbent sentiment to put the brakes on a...

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Treasury no longer even bothers to mask the inherently anti-democratic measures they have been pursuing.
Moneyweb News (@Moneyweb) profile pictureMoneyweb News
@MoneywebOct 22
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says South Africa’s Constitution and regulatory framework are holding back investment and growth, pointing to stalled oil and gas projects and weak mining exploration. He says regulatory reform is critical to unlocking growth. #Moneyweb #EnochGodongwana ow.ly/cnph51000B2
Godongwana takes aim at the Constitution for holding back growth

Godongwana takes aim at the Constitution for holding back growth

The finance minister says regulatory framework creates growth challenges.

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In June I delivered a paper at a Public Law Conference on this issue: the technocratic threat to the rule of law. We often perceive the risk of state capture originating from outside the state, but here it germinates within its own walls.
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The SA gov needs to seriously consider taking direct control over the scrap metal business in the country. State infrastructure is under a permanent seige and there is an industry behind it that the state clearly needs to manage. dailymaverick.co.za/article/…
Underground tour reveals scale of problems plaguing Joburg’s power infrastructure

Underground tour reveals scale of problems plaguing Joburg’s power infrastructure

After weeks of anger over prolonged blackouts, Johannesburg property owners taken underground by City Power at Central Substation have seen first-hand the scale of cable theft and ageing infrastruc...

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Congratulations Dr Tshimomola! We will have to organize an event for the book at UCT. Looking forward to it!
Dr. Gumani Tshimomola (@TshimomolaGK) profile pictureDr. Gumani Tshimomola
@TshimomolaGKOct 14
A 10 year academic journey and the role of CIC @Julius_S_Malema, President of @EFFSouthAfrica, whose support helped me complete a PhD and, finally, write a book. Done😅. Just a bit of personal experience.
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No it did not and you should definitely not take this advice.
INFIL // EXFIL 🇿🇦 (@InfilExfil) profile pictureINFIL // EXFIL 🇿🇦
@InfilExfilOct 15
The Constitutional Court just set the precedent for you to argue late submission SARS fines on the premise that you forgot to click the submit button. 🤷‍♂️
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Not surprised - since the 1994 election the consistent principle has been maximum participation of both those to be elected and those voting.
Mbekezeli (@MbekezeliMB) profile pictureMbekezeli@MbekezeliMBOct 15
The Concourt orders that the ANC’s appeal succeeds, and the ANC’s ward candidates for 6 municipalities in the Eastern Cape and Free State is accepted as submitted to the IEC.
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Doesn't mean the ANC isn't in trouble with the electorate.
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The ANC's hegemony is in rapid decline, not because of the order in which it speaks on the agenda, but because of the content of its actual message.
POWER987News (@POWER987News) profile picturePOWER987News
@POWER987NewsOct 12
ANC National Chairperson refused to deliver the messages of support before the SACP during COSATU’s 15th National Congress. The move by the ANC saw the COSATU Congress erupt in disagreement over the conduct of Mantashe @NkosinathiShazi
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South African jurist and former U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize! #sabcnews
Image from Sherwin Bryce-Pease (@sherwiebp)
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Until the national gov abandons spending cuts and addresses the underlying crisis of mass unemployment, the country just isn't going to be stable. The friction caused by under-resourced Home Affairs officials struggling to perform their mandate is just a symptom.
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The direction of the current ANC leadership is difficult to defend. The DA would be more effective if the goal is state contraction and privatization.
The Presidency 🇿🇦 (@PresidencyZA) profile pictureThe Presidency 🇿🇦
@PresidencyZAOct 7
President @CyrilRamaphosa meets with Luis Felipe Avellar, President of The Coca-Cola Company’s Africa operating unit, as the Coca-Cola system announces a R500 million public-private partnership to support efforts to address South Africa’s water infrastructure challenges and strengthen long-term water security.   The partnership reflects the importance of collaboration between government and the private sector in addressing the country’s water needs and building resilient infrastructure. #InvestSA
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The external shock is beginning to land - I hope that NT embrace counter cyclical spending.
Ben Cronin (@BenjaminACronin) profile pictureBen Cronin@BenjaminACroninAug 10
It looks increasingly likely that SA is going to be hit by a variety of material, external economic shocks. Our 'fiscal framework' is going to be radically out of place and NT should start preparing fiscal measures for October.
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Austerity is really bad bafethu. The Movement needs to relook at this in the next conference if we are to survive in 2029.
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Radio Reuben@RubyGoldOct 1
There is no white genocide in South Africa. Crime is out of control. Everyone is a target but there is no white genocide.
Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) profile pictureTucker Carlson
@TuckerCarlsonOct 1
They've told us that ethnic cleansing against whites in South Africa isn’t happening. They say it’s a racist conspiracy theory. Leon Lotz knows they’re lying. He’s a South African farmer. His story will shock and sicken you.
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The great irony of the US administration deciding to undermine the ANC is that over the last 30 years it has actually been fairly consistent about implementing the Washington Consensus.. 1. Fiscal consolidation 2. Trade liberalization 3. Unwinding exchange (capital) controls
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4. Pushing further than notional recognition of the independence of the RB - we put it in the Constitution 5. Steady moves towards privatization 6. Tax policy reform focused on broadening the tax base 7. A variety of specific acts of deregulation expressly for FDI
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A lesson to learn here, surely, is that it was a mistake to allow a foreign gov to dictate domestic policy - particularly since it will simply reject you capriciously in the end.
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