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.
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.
The exchange … with Raubex CEO Felicia Msiza
Once wholly associated with roadworks, Raubex is now active in housing construction, solar and wind farms, materials handling, contract mining and chrome ore extraction
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.
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
‘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
Africa in your kitchen
The Contemporary African Kitchen: Home Cooking Recipes from the Leading Chefs in Africa is a grand book, not least because it does a divine
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