South Africa still failing the GBV test
The numbers suggest shortcomings in SA’s reactive GBV response. The country needs more capacity and resources – but also a shift in norms and
Joburg’s Art Gallery ‘can’t survive’ another season of ruin and rain
New and unseen images of the Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG) reveal increasing ruin, while irreplaceable artworks, including pieces by South African greats like Irma Stern, may
How Africa’s kleptocrats buy South African mansions
If there’s one industry which has played an underappreciated role in the dirty money industry, it is estate agents. “If somebody comes to an
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
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
The death dash
It’s hard to imagine now, but there was a time when shareholders and consumers didn’t care a jot about fatalities in the mining sector.
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.
‘Ramaphosa must intervene in Mozambique crisis’
As the threat of violence hangs heavy over Maputo, rights group the Center for Democracy and Human Rights has hit out at President Cyril
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
Prince William charms Cape Town, but South African funders still cool on climate
There’s no arguing that the fourth annual Earthshot Prize awards, the pet project of British royal Prince William held in Cape Town this week, was