VRROOM WITH A VIEW: Don’t sugar-coat our painful past
To deny that the Great Trek was also an enormous land grab, as apartheid did, is to do a disservice to history, writes Alexander Parker
TORQUE: China outgrowing its Bric origins
When the Bric acronym was first applied 20 years ago China was already the heavyweight of the group, but it didn’t dominate then to the extent it does now, writes David Gleason
THE INSIDER: Seized foreign ships give fisheries officials the slip
If the fisheries minister is called to explain how fishing vessels could disappear under the nose of her officials, she could give the famous reply of Swaziland’s transport minister in the 1980s
Spandex Season is a cracking sight
New bicycle technology aims to reduce accidents by using sensors to detect the distance between bicycles and other objects, writes Penny Haw
TECHNO FILE: Google’s robotic ventures could make our sci-fi dreams reality
It’s impossible to know exactly what Google is cooking up at its secretive laboratory but it’s a safe bet it will be groundbreaking and life-changing , writes Kevin O’Grady
AT HOME AND ABROAD: SA needs new leader, government of national unity
President Jacob Zuma’s face on the ballot paper is a liability for the ANC, while Mamphela Ramphele is a coup for the DA, writes Allister Sparks
Whatever the union chooses to do in the months ahead could change the future, writes Steven Friedman
Numsa’s choices could change the future
The real world is often too complex and confusing for lazy minds to comprehend, writes Leon Louw
Dogmatic certainty is seldom justified
Things are now so bad you would be forgiven for thinking Bafana matches of the 1990s are the work of clever computer-generated imagery, writes ...
Kappa jersey highlights Bafana’s glory years
The DA may have bitten off more than it can chew, writes Gareth van Onselen
Ramphele’s ego lands on the DA
String of denials precedes surprise Agang-DA link-up
SA communications team will have to help Mamphela Ramphele get used to media scrutiny now she is in bigger ship, writes Sipho Hlongwane
Capitalism is losing its potency as an antidote to war
World leaders are beginning to witness the emergence of new forms of political conflict that are resistant to their traditional prescriptions, writes Gideon Rachman
JAZZ: Cape Town International Jazz Festival
The Cape Town International Jazz Festival’s worst-kept secret is that there is always a ‘real’ jazz festival tucked neatly inside the nominal one, writes Gwen Ansell
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The prospect of a weakened ANC is intriguing
Tony Leon: Will a panicked and diminished ANC government then decide to veer sharply leftward economically?
Politicians have no right to determine what love is
Palesa Morudu on the growing onslaught on gays and lesbians in countries such as Australia, India, Nigeria, Russia and Uganda
Blue Financial Services leaves investors feeling jaded
One is starting to wonder if indeed there is a set of results to be audited in the first place, writes Phakamisa Ndzamela
Less talk, more action — and José Mujica shows the world how
Uruguay’s president practises what he preaches, making him a welcome change from all the Davos hot air, writes Simon Lincoln Reader
THE INSIDER: NUM keeps stranglehold on ‘dialogue artistry’
There is never a dull moment in the National Union of Mineworkers
THICK END OF THE WEDGE: Zille a worthy successor to Suzman
Peter Bruce finds pleasing similarities between the two Helens ahead of this year’s national elections
Investors need to understand traits that drive them
Any trait that points to where you’re likely to make an investment error is useful, writes Michel Pireu
ON THE WATER: Fish care not who crushes the stone
In the gravel, the Blyde River reveals its story, writes Neels Blom
Africa has three priorities to address this year
First is the need to achieve Pax Africana. It is critical that the cynical game of the ‘pretence of peace-building’ be halted, writes Adekeye Adebajo
Service delivery protests put legitimacy of state at risk
Killing by police of citizens during service delivery protests raises questions about legitimacy of post-apartheid state, writes Aubrey Matshiqi
Seven rogues to purge from ANC lists
ANC’s integrity committee faces its first real test, writes Gareth van Onselen
BULL’S EYE: Now let’s make lots of money
It is futile to try to find ‘fundamental’ reasons for the rand’s decline, writes Jeremy Thomas
Gift of the grab likely to sort out IM who’s who
An online land grab is taking place in the global instant messaging market, writes Duncan McLeod
Case of debit experience, credit cash
Above all it is the fury one feels when confronted with wasteful government expenditure and corruption, writes Matthew Lester
Opinion makers have blind spot on wages
Most arguments on the issue of wages are dead wrong because they fail to see the world through the eyes of the unemployed, writes Jonny Steinberg
WINE: Good wine needs nurturing
The French use the term ‘elevage’ — which literally means ‘bringing up’ or ‘rearing’ — to describe the process of nursing wine to market-ready condition, writes Michael Fridjhon
TWEET OF THE WEEK: DA asleep at the wheel
Democratic Alliance jobs march a desperate bid to catch up after letting African National Congress define electoral fight, writes Gareth can Onselen
Raising rates not such a bad idea
It has been a rough couple of years for many countries, with authorities having to find best combination of fiscal and monetary policy to manage recession, writes Ntsakisi Maswanganyi
THE INSIDER: Who knew there were so many of them?
Some interesting names appear on the Independent Electoral Commission’s list of registered parties
The top 10 controversial ANC quotes on sport
Gareth van Onselen offers a sample of the outrage and nonsense served up by African National Congress luminaries on sporting performance and politics
Zuma: where democracy and sorcery intersect
Special onus on President Jacob Zuma to explain that he and the ANC are accountable to the electorate, writes Gareth van Onselen
A look at past rand crises may provide some perspective
If market players believe the Bank will not intervene to support the rand, that could make the currency a one-way bet, writes Hilary Joffe
TORQUE: Accusations fly in medical aid case
A legal struggle of titanic proportions has been launched in the North Gauteng High Court, writes David Gleason
ANC’s balance sheet includes many successes with its failures
ANC’s successes seem to contradict opinion surveys showing growing disillusionment with ruling party, writes John Kane-Berman
Steady economy better than rampant growth
Growth is natural and virtuous, but only as long as it remains within acceptable boundaries, writes Mark Barnes
IEC has to be above reproach
There should be no question about the Independent Electoral Commission’s impartiality and commitment to fairness, writes Sipho Hlongwane
I want to put my workplace on a new diet
For more than a decade I have been a devotee of dining al desko, writes Lucy Kellaway
Net1 UEPS lawsuits put SA at risk
It is not too much of an exaggeration to say SA’s social and systemic stability rests in the hands of a company in trouble, writes Stuart Theobald
SIGNPOST: Microsoft opens windows of opportunity
Microsoft has achieved double-digit revenue growth for the last three quarters in a row, writes Arthur Goldstuck
THIS IS THE BUSINESS: Irony as doors close in migrants’ faces
It is one of history’s great ironies that modern societies built on immigration are now sealing their borders, writes Stephen Mulholland
Transformation the Brett Kebble way
Brett Kebble’s heady mix of toxic misinformation, giddying propaganda and crony capitalism still bubbling in the Cape, writes Rob Rose
Look overseas to understand the JSE’s latest highs
Max Gebhardt: Is a correction to the local bourse’s recent strong run likely in the near term?
You can choose how to do as you’re told
Sipho Hlongwane: ANC’s exhortations to good behaviour from its members, and its reaction to DA march, are at odds with freedom of expression
Mbeki partly responsible for ‘demon of tribalism’
Mbeki facilitated the rise of Zuma and created the conditions in which apparent tribalism can persist, writes Anthony Butler
Mineral threat to Mtunzini oasis
The process of digging out ore for mechanical and chemical treatment leaves a legacy of despoliation, writes David Gleason
By ignoring basics, Vavi is losing battle in Cosatu
Vavi has always been wildly popular among rank-and-file workers but past two years of his political career have read like a soap opera, writes Natasha Marrian
THE INSIDER: Knives are out, or is that in, for soccer players
Footballers can go onto the field with a pocketknife without breaking the law, although they may be contravening the rules of the game
McCarthyism rounds on Freedom Charter
The Freedom Charter is no less valuable if it was, as Stephen Ellis claims, written by white communists, writes Z Pallo Jordan
A storm is gathering for state airlines
Public enterprises minister discovers how far off the mark he was with ideas on how to make state’s enterprises the linchpin of economic development, writes David Gleason
Please stop calling the Black Stars BaGhana BaGhana
South Africans’ nickname elides the team emblem’s connection to Ghana’s struggle against colonialism, writes Sipho Hlongwane
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