

Electricity decisions: one good, one bad
- By Andrew Kenny
- . Apr 6, 2025
South Africa has made two important decisions about our electricity supply. One was good, one bad. The good one will certainly benefit the economy and

The fable of the cash cows
- By Viv Vermaak
- . Apr 6, 2025
Once upon a time, there were fields in which the cash cows grazed. The cows did not produce cash, but they produced milk, which could

VUCA − the Trumpian moment in history
- By Mike Berger
- . Apr 6, 2025
VUCA! What a lovely acronym: volatile, unpredictable, complex, ambiguous. It rolls off the tongue and hits the sweet spot of the present moment in history.

When it comes to cities, boring is what you want
- By Sindile Vabaza
- . Apr 5, 2025
Boring cities are excellent cities. By that I mean that cities which focus on a variety of factors that contribute to housing affordability, public safety,

Trump tariffs hit penguins hard
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Apr 4, 2025
Tomorrow, Trump’s promised global tariffs on everyone take effect. Even penguins on uninhabited islands are in his cross-hairs. On 2 April 2025, a day he

Survey shows South Africans prefer a GNU
- By Ray Hartley and Greg Mills
- . Apr 4, 2025
The results of a new survey commissioned by The Brenthurst Foundation show that a strong majority of South Africans approve of the GNU despite the

In defence of an idiot
- By Simon Lincoln Reader
- . Apr 4, 2025
The scene in the video of 25 March is a quiet street in Boston, Massachusetts. A woman wearing a burka and a white coat is

VAT, votes, and the vanishing of the ANC
- By Daniel Eloff
- . Apr 4, 2025
By now, South Africans have witnessed 30 post-apartheid budgets. For much of that time, budget day has been a ritual more than a reckoning—an annual

Justin and Justinian
- By Nicholas Lorimer
- . Apr 4, 2025
This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 1st April 527 Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I