Eskom sneezes, but municipal pandemic looms
Eskom may claim its latest bout of load-shedding is a ‘temporary setback’. But ballooning municipal debts pose a serious risk to the power utility
Trump shows Ramaphosa the bird
Trump’s no-holds-barred attack on South Africa’s land expropriation law has Ramaphosa’s aides in a spin – but all is not lost
Mr Hazenile puts his foot in
Mines minister Gwede Mantashe has done his bit to worsen SA-US relations in a rambling off-the-cuff address at this week’s mining indaba
It’s a crapshoot: The great toilet paper review
Did you know toilet paper is a highly regulated product? That doesn’t make it immune to misdirection. It’s a confusing world out there
DeepSeek: The algorithm that ate the market
DeepSeek’s arrival was more of a ‘big reveal’ than a game-changer. But has it changed the AI investing environment?
Matric results: Still missing the mark(s)?
Maths and physical science distinctions among South Africa’s matrics have stagnated. What does that mean for higher education and the job market?
Still no ‘open door’ policy at Joburg’s JAG
The City of Joburg bars political parties and the media from visiting the art gallery. It’s revealing of the city’s attitude towards transparency
Parks Tau vs Sandton’s legal titans
The government is on a collision course with SA’s largest law firms over a new Black empowerment code. Will it back down before the
RAF in ICU on court crash
The RAF is in ICU. Not only is its R8.3bn backlog denying victims compensation, but thousands of execution orders against it are now jamming
How Stilfontein spiralled out of control
There are many issues feeding into the humanitarian crisis at the North West mine. But there’s no doubt the state’s iron-fist response made things