Writing is on the wall at our campuses
Universities now have a unique opportunity to play a constructive role in nation-building, writes Mzukisi Qobo
Echoes of the past in Zuma’s dangerous tactics
President Zuma is mutilating communal tenure to create large blocs of ethnic power as urban support weakens, writes Jonny Steinberg
THE INSIDER: Polish army joins hunt for Nazi treasure train
Governor dismisses ‘impossible’ claim by treasure hunters that missing Nazi railway carriage laden with gold found with ground-penetrating radar
Global jitters augur white-knuckle time for SA
Failure to set delicate course between local and foreign investors’ needs will have painful consequences, writes Gavin Keeton
Hunter becomes hunted in SACP vs premiers’ scrap
South African Communist Party accuses careerist ‘Premier League’ of plotting to take over ANC, writes Natasha Marrian
THICK END OF THE WEDGE: Zuma’s misfit ministers stifle economy
If Zuma wants to get business investing again, he will need to send it some pretty strong signals in his next Cabinet shuffle, writes Peter Bruce
STREET DOGS: Augmented distractions
William Poundstone says he’s worried about a world in which everyone is only pretending to pay attention, writes Michel Pireu
LIQUID INVESTMENTS: SA wines rise to occasion in Sydney challenge
Transformation of the New World wine scene on display at the expanded and thriving Australian challenge, the writes Michael Fridjhon
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STREET DOGS: Augmented distractions
William Poundstone says he’s worried about a world in which everyone is only pretending to pay attention, writes Michel Pireu
LAW MATTERS: Listen to Stellenbosch students
Nearly 40 years after Soweto school uprising it’s surreal that a similar fight rages today, writes Franny Rabkin
THE INSIDER: Swinging physicist on the biggest court of all
Late tennis physicist Howard Brody leaves big shoes to fill in science of swing
Consumer choice lost in tsunami of twaddle
‘Consumers uber alles’ must drive free-market policies in a rapidly changing world, writes Leon Louw
Constitutional Court ruling fails to catch imagination of commentators
Lack of interest in rural land judgment shows concern about economic fairness is for those who live in suburbs, not peasants in North West, writes Steven Friedman
Where, oh where, will the bounce-back come from?
Commodity cycle not expected to bounce back anytime soon and anaemic global demand and electricity constraints weigh against currency bounce, writes Hilary Joffe
Why Free State Stars are enchanted by Middendorp is a mystery
Ernst Middendorp must have local soccer bosses under his spell, writes Mninawa Ntloko
Rural funeral schemes could teach insurers ubuntu
Banks could play a role in helping rural schemes generate better interest from savings, writes Phakamisa Ndzamela
Unless SA cricket gets a heart transplant, it will suffer cardiac arrest
A meeting takes place in Johannesburg on Tuesday that will shape the future of the domestic game in SA, writes Neil Manthorp
Measures of risk management
A pseudoscience, it assumes volatility equals risk. Nothing could be further from the truth, writes Michel Pireu
THE INSIDER: Spousal communication of the highest order?
Economic Freedom Fighters MPs take aim at Zuma for getting state security minister to evict estranged wife from Nkandla
ON THE MONEY: NDP set for welcome renaissance
Resurgence starts with the appointment of former Eskom CEO Tshediso Matona as head of secretariat, writes Stuart Theobald
ON WORK: Competitive dinner parties highlight the gender divide
Each time eating iron touches glass, the male half of the room perks up while the female half shuts up, writes Lucy Kellaway
Hierarchy issues can overpower creativity
Leaders’ responsibility is to trust and empower all employees and to allow creativity to flourish, writes Suhana Gordhan
Time for pension industry to leave complex and opaque products behind
South African pension system is riddled with flaws, biggest being that funds are typically managed by employers rather than individuals, writes Robert Laing
State-driven elitism throttles a vibrant economy
People should be free to work, to earn a living as they can, without an overbearing state chasing them off the streets, writes Xhanti Payi
AT HOME AND ABROAD: Old-style leftover lefty who is attracting Britain’s youth
British socialist Jeremy Corbyn not new, mass-produced, plastic politician. He says what he believes without regard for popularity, writes Allister Sparks
STREET DOGS: You’ve been warned
The sooner you clean up your financial act, the better, writes Michel Pireu
THE INSIDER: Sky-high jokes at SAA’s expense
Candidate for stand-up comedian of the year takes the edge off flight nerves
LETTER FROM LONDON: Minding our business a key part of Zuma’s job
Abdication of responsibility a key feature of Jacob Zuma’s presidency, writes Marvin Meintjies
STREET DOGS: Risk
What lies between your plans and chance, accident, luck, and misinformation, writes Michel Pireu
Can Italy become a country that has stopped crying over itself?
Successive governments in Rome promise change but politics and institutional inertia always intercede, writes Trudi Makhaya
Urbanisation positions property as key building block in Africa
Continent’s long-term urbanisation trend gives rise to building boom, writes Dianna Games
ON THE WATER: ANC casts itself at feet of those rejecting us
Brics policy note shows ruling party’s deference to thugs of the world, writes Neels Blom
UNEMBARGOED: Introspection may just break vicious circle
Artificial measures will not halt South Africa’s economic death spiral, writes Songezo Zibi
It suits ANC to push openness in funding
Transparency in party funding could make contributors to opposition groups more vulnerable, writes Anthony Butler
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