Inside MK’s success
Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe Party remains the great unknown in South African politics. Questions persist over whether it is merely a personality cult, what it really
Naspers: New CEO, old grievances
It wasn’t quite the Paris Olympics, but Naspers set a few records of its own at its AGM in August. Record levels of opposition to
Could the rand reach R13/$?
Old Mutual chief economist Johann Els has such a divergent view on how the rand will perform that it often keeps him up at
Eight questions for the interested and interesting: Khaya Dlanga
In the first of a weekly series, we shoehorned this well-known author, ad man and social media mensch into answering eight quick questions. Dlanga
How Linkedin stole our humour (and self-awareness)
When last were you thrilled? And how about delighted? To my mind, these words are part of the nomenclature best saved for the now
What we’re drinking this week: L’Ormarins Private Cuvée
In the first of a new series, we ask the Woolworths WCellar buying team what we should be having a glass or two of
Currency’s on-trend guide to visiting … Lisbon
We bet you’ve got friends who’ve recently come back from holidays in Lisbon and can’t stop gushing about the Portuguese capital. They might be
Post-shedding: Does the post office have a future?
Boom. That’s the sound of another parastatal imploding. This time, it’s the post office, which earlier this month said it would need R3.8bn from
Inside Joburg’s heart of darkness
Last week I was a guest at Woolworths’ annual Christmas event in Cape Town. Once a year, the company rounds up media, influencers, clients
The incredible pointlessness of EU elections
In June, an estimated 350-million Europeans got the chance to participate in what would generally have been written off as one of the more