The Trump effect on commodity markets
It was interesting watching the real-time effect on markets as it became clear that Trump 2.0 was about to unfold. Stock futures soared as
Joburg’s leadership drought leaves taps dry
Watersplaining. Back-slapping. And stating the obvious. That’s much of the media release coming out of Sunday’s meeting about Joburg’s “water challenges”. Or, as it’s
Getting the ick!
There’s a Calvin and Hobbes cartoon that has lived rent-free in my brain ever since I first read it when I was a kid.
Lights out for Joburg: Dada Morero’s big Eskom gamble
For months, electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has been sounding the alarm of an existential crisis for state power provider Eskom: sharply escalating municipal debt.
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
Zama zamas’ new target: South Africa’s farms?
Two weeks ago, Ali van Wyk wrote a piece for Vrye Weekblad: “Let’s Go for a Ride: South Africa’s Growing Kidnapping Plague”. His account
How the Joburg Property Company went rogue
The Johannesburg Property Company (JPC) is the Wild West of governance in the city. Which is saying something, given the dumpster fires that are
Democracy by a thread — fear and fascism at the sectional title AGM
There is nothing to sour you on the concept of democracy quite like actually having to live in one. Look, before you get the
Former Treasury DG resigns in the wake of corruption allegations
Could it be that the penny is dropping? Former Treasury director-general Dondo Mogajane has announced he will step down as CEO of the Moti
Pitch up, speak up – and rate the AGM
It’s sad to see that Shoprite has joined the ranks of JSE-listed companies that are prohibiting their shareholders from pitching up in person to