Joburg’s worrying new trend: Running
You can tell way more about people from what they do, than what they say. And what they’re doing at the moment is running. I
The madness of King Louis 1 of Bronkhorstspruit
I sometimes sit in a restaurant and try to work out the “boeresom” of the place – the kind of calculation you do on
Why independence matters most
Of all the reasons for Pick n Pay’s existential challenges, few analysts would have tagged lack of involvement by the Ackerman family as one.
The nine lives of the utterly inept Kabelo Gwamanda
Let it not be said that, in South Africa, second chances aren’t abundant. Just look at our politicians: they’ve made an art out of failing
How high will gold go?
Gold has two qualities that make it different from copper, iron ore and lithium. The first is that it’s rustless. It doesn’t degrade over
How low will rates go, and will South Africa follow?
Global interest rates entered the long-anticipated cutting cycle in the third quarter, marking a major shift in monetary policy for developed markets such as
How food secure is South Africa really?
South Africa holds a relatively strong position in global food security, ranking first in Sub-Saharan Africa and only behind Morocco in the rest of
The glass is half full
It’s nearly 100 years since Tommy Armour won golf’s first Open Championship ever held at Carnoustie. Since then, there have been seven other champions
Long live the GNU – but make us safe and deliver our services
South Africa, under the government of national unity (GNU), is clearly significantly better off than it would have been had the ANC continued to
Darkest before the dawn
Let’s talk about coal, the fuel that’s both loved and loathed, one of the backbones of our economy and the bane of our environment.