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EDITOR’S LUNCHBOX: ANC struggle stalwarts join push for Jacob Zuma exit

Sipho Pityana’s group pushing for President Jacob Zuma’s resignation has drawn support from ANC stalwarts Trevor Manuel and Barbara Hogan

THICK END OF THE WEDGE: Is Malema’s ANC merger a pipe dream or pot stirrer?

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Malema seems to be trying to directly influence what ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe says is a ‘stampede’ inside the party for positions, writes Peter Bruce

WEALTH WATCH: Alpha dogs unite in a bid to stay alive

Sign of the times as two of the world’s leading independent asset managers, Janus Capital and Henderson, come together, writes Stephen Cranston

STREET DOGS: Science and the cult of truth

Science is not so much about data as it is a philosophy, writes Michel Pireu

Civil society activism is a two-sided weapon

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SA’s civil society groups over three decades have tended to benefit their leaders more than ordinary people, writes Anthony Butler

LIQUID INVESTMENTS: Getting prejudice out of the way of taste buds

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Rickety Bridge is a fine example of how seemingly small tweaks can make a substantial difference to the final product, writes Michael Fridjhon

THE INSIDER: Straight-out lies dressed up as news

Picture: ISTOCK

The Department of Health denies it warned South Africans of an evil plot by an American doctor and eight local accomplices to spike bananas with HIV-infected blood

HALF ART: Image maker and subject in close #FeesMustFall dance

Chris Thurman: The true fight is against our wasteful and indifferent state, and not against university vice-chancellors


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ANC stampedes towards eye of the electoral needle

The ANC clutches at old solutions to resolve its problems but fails to do the obvious — modernise, writes Natasha Marrian

STREET DOGS: What Kahneman says he knows

Human beings cannot comprehend very large or very small numbers, writes Michel Pireu

THE INSIDER: New £5 notes shrink in sympathy with sterling

Picture: ISTOCK

Pictures of notes that have been either inadvertently or deliberately shrunk floods social media

Gordhan’s first US task was to dispel arrest concerns

There’s no shortage of interest from investors in New York, but ‘political mischief’ a perception impediment, writes Hilary Joffe

How anger destroys successful negotiation

#Feesmustfall shows the first casualty of violent anger is compromise, and expedience trumps real solutions, writes Gareth van Onselen

STREET DOGS: Investing is a ‘weak-link’ endeavour

Why it’s especially important to eliminate mistakes in ‘weak-link’ situations, writes Michel Pireu

Rethinking skills and education

The problem is that a matric certificate is short on detail and no predictor of success, writes Bronwyn Nortje

LETTER FROM WASHINGTON: US getting its second-hand knickers in a knot

Africa should move beyond Agoa and seek trading relationships with the US that are based on negotiation and reciprocity, writes Simon Barber

EDITOR’S LUNCHBOX: Pokemon Go launches in SA after Pokemon went

Thuli Madonsela wants to hear Jacob Zuma’s version of events for her ‘state capture’ investigation and Elon Musk’s ambition to colonise Mars faces competition

THE INSIDER: Oh Lord won’t you buy me some airtime?

The new Apple iPhone 7. Picture: EPA/MONICA DAVEY

Millennials may relate to a reworked version of Janis Joplin’s rail against the relentless pressure of consumerism

Democratic public order policing would help

Steven Friedman: #Feesmustfall protests show ignoring public order policing undermines democracy as it allows minorities to deny the rights of the majority and punishes protest, which stokes violence

Is prohibition Aaron Motsoaledi’s end game?

Leon Louw promo

Consider yourself blessed in the unlikely event that you know a place where it will be lawful to produce, store, distribute or sell liquor, writes Leon Louw

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