RAF 1 – Discovery 0
The RAF has trounced Discovery in a bitter court dispute over its refusal to compensate accident victims covered by medical aid
Just legalise it!
South Africa should be at the forefront of the global cannabis trade. But too many restrictions are hobbling local farmers
RAF: Bankrupt but cash flush
The RAF is in dire financial straits. It’s seen a huge reduction in the number of claims settled, and an explosion in total outstanding
Municipal meltdown: Now it’s workers’ pensions at risk
South Africa’s municipalities are in arrears with employee pension payments, underscoring a huge governance problem at the local level
The diary of a wimpy governor
The South African Reserve Bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) cut interest rates by 25 basis points (bp) yesterday, inviting an unusual question: what is
What’s worse: Doctoring your CV or stealing billions?
South Africa is such a strange country. You can run a transparent actual fraud on actual pensioners, in which you take their actual savings
House arrest: How the GEPF lost out
The Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) claims its 4.9% return for 2024 is “satisfactory”. It’s not. With too much of its portfolio invested in
A Maziv blow
The Competition Tribunal’s decision to block cellphone giant Vodacom’s bid to buy Vumatel owner Maziv has sparked a vigorous debate about whether the decision
Trump redux = Trump unbound?
Odd thing, victory. During the US election campaign, president elect Donald Trump promised to end the war in Ukraine by Inauguration Day. Victory means
If Safair is grounded, South Africa risks tourism suicide
In the long-running dispute between the International Air Services Council (IASC) and FlySafair, South Africa’s regulator has now declared that the airline’s shareholding structure