Author:brian-benfield

Speed doesn’t kill. Lawlessness does July 20, 2026 South Africa’s roads reveal a deeper crisis than speeding: selective enforcement, public impunity and everyday lawlessness are eroding safety, trust and the very meaning of rules before our children’s eyes. So says BRENDAN BENFIELD… In the late 1990s, South Africans witnessed the rise of minibus taxis on our roads. What shocked many people was not simply the speed at which the taxi industry expanded, but the speed at which ordinary rules of […]

CoDI: Robin Hood in Reverse? May 12, 2023 Considerable negative public comment notwithstanding, the National Treasury and the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) have pressed ahead with the establishment of a new statutory body, this time a state insurer of bank deposits. DR BRIAN BENFIELD says it could be tantamount to Robin Hood in reverse – a case of robbing little guys to create jobs and perks for bigger guys. Almost every previously established statutory insurer has traded itself into […]