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EPISODE · Apr 1, 2026 · 8 MIN

South Africa’s Innovation Economy Under Pressure as R&D Decline Deepens

from The Best of POWER Breakfast · host POWER98.7

Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Prof Bonke Dumisa – Independent Economist, about how Namibia’s government will temporarily reduce fuel levies by 50% for at least three months, until the end of June, in a bid to protect consumers from rising fuel prices linked to the ongoing United States–Israel–Iran conflict.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Thabiso Tema, POWER BREAKFAST host, speaks to Prof Bonke Dumisa – Independent Economist, about how Namibia’s government will temporarily reduce fuel levies by 50% for at least three months, until the end of June, in a bid to protect consumers from...

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