The SAA Deal: Smoke and Mirrors
At first glance it all looked too good to be true. Under the deal, a private equity firm and an airline entrepreneur will take control of
G7 leaders to save world from the crises they caused
The leaders of the elitist Group of Seven (G7) countries descended upon the usually quiet little village of Carbis Bay, Cornwall, to save the world.
Is there a growing backlash against wokeism?
Earlier this month English football fans took again to widespread booing when teams on the field performed the ritual of ‘taking the knee’ popularised by
Putting policy pivots in perspective
China’s recent policy pivot to grow its workforce highlights how scarcity-abundance-scarcity cycles have become outdated for most societies. The implications for South Africa run deep.
Israel and Palestine: A liberal challenge
When novelist Ian McEwan finally made up his mind to travel to Israel a decade ago to accept the prestigious Jerusalem Prize – despite many
In over-stimulated US economy, will inflation be transitory or persistent?
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jay Powell is staking his reputation on the current spike in inflation being transitory. Powell and his colleagues on the Federal
Good news on energy – but how good?
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement on Thursday that industries will be allowed to generate up to 100 MW of their own power for their own use
Why are we celebrating the Constitution if we’re destroying it?
The year 2021 marks 25 years since the adoption of the 1996 Constitution. Celebrations have been held in Parliament, in newspaper columns, and at university
Surprise! Licence-free private generation cap lifted to 100MW
In a shock announcement yesterday, President Cyril Ramaphosa said that the cap for private power generation without a licence would be raised from 1MW to
Frankness needed on bonds
Just be frank. That was the advice by President Ramaphosa’s economic advisor in 2018 as the campaign to change the Constitution to ease expropriation without