News·Opinion When Cyril met Elon: It was written in the Starlink … September 27, 2024 by Rob Rose The meeting looked distinctly cosy. Two of the greatest salesmen around – Elon Musk, hawker of satellite broadband service Starlink, electric carmaker Tesla, rocket Read More
News·Opinion Post-shedding: Does the post office have a future? September 20, 2024 by Shirley de Villiers 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 Read More
Opinion·Politics Inside Joburg’s heart of darkness September 19, 2024 by Sarah Buitendach Last week I was a guest at Woolworths’ annual Christmas event in Cape Town. Once a year, the company rounds up media, influencers, clients Read More
News·Politics Legal hurdles pile up as ANC pushes NHI pipedream August 2, 2024 by Rob Rose The odds of National Health Insurance (NHI) being implemented – at least in any form resembling the miracle salve sold to the population by Read More
Politics Ramaphosa: Why this time is different July 19, 2024 by Rob Rose If you’d listened to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s opening of parliament address in Cape Town’s City Hall on July 18 and thought you’d heard it Read More