ON THE MONEY: South African banks up for sale, but are international buyers interested?
New selling phase very different to transformative deals involving industry stalwarts Absa and Standard Bank, writes Stuart Theobald
POINT OF ORDER: Obama’s legacy overshadows the dragon
US President Barack Obama will bequeath a mixed record, though he's probably earned his Nobel, writes Tim Cohen
STRAIGHT TALK: Crazy times for democracies
There ought to be checks and balances to ensure that those who shout the loudest (literally) don’t necessarily get into office, writes Mark Barnes
State capture is par for the course in SA’s culture of theft
Gupta family fiasco echoes Kebble's machinations in ANC Youth League, writes Onkgopotse JJ Tabane
SA’s complex political battle is not merely a binary duel
Toppling Zuma will not suffice — South Africa needs greater levels of alignment between conviction and courage, writes Aubrey Matshiqi
The world outside the virtual race bubble
ANC peddles and manipulates racism, while poll after poll fails to identify the scourge as a fundamental concern in SA, writes Gareth van Onselen
Farewell to UN’s bold, bitter and bright pharaoh
Late Egyptian scholar-diplomat Boutros Boutros-Ghali had a profound and intuitive grasp of the global South, writes Adekeye Adebajo
ON THE WATER: Question is, how do we remain free?
Supporting narrative for 'check your privilege' fails to check its own prejudice, writes Neels Bloom
Jantjies is back where he belongs, looking every bit a world-class playmaker
Jantjies’ biggest battle after Mitchell era was to get other coaches unconditionally to endorse his talent, writes Mark Keohane
SARS inquiry won’t repair credibility of Zuma & Co
The truth behind the ‘rogue unit’ at SARS continues to evade us because of the continued clash of interests, writes Natasha Marrian
Previous columns
THICK END OF THE WEDGE: A business fix to kickstart SA’s rescue
The established business community now has a clear enthusiasm to put up its hand and work with the state, writes Peter Bruce
Affirmative action unleashed Thatcher’s talent
Affirmative discrimination is at the centre of a conflict between SA’s black and white professionals that appears to grow more bitter by the week, writes Jonny Steinberg
The hypocrisy of Blade Nzimande
In three hats and a R1.1m BMW the South African Communist Party’s Blade Nzimande juggles several ideological contradictions, writes Gareth van Onselen
STREET DOGS: The value of intrinsic value
An imprecise value that allows one to decide if the market price is too high or too low, writes Michel Pireu
West now wants walls to keep the chaotic world out
Western voters seem increasingly sceptical about globalisation and liberal interventionism, writes Gideon Rachman
THE INSIDER: JZ’s cronies are enough, cojones a bit too much
A nude address by Zuma on the economy might be quite appropriate given that his detractors believe he and his cronies have stripped the country naked
HALF ART: Local windows on global significance
Artist Alfredo Jaar exhibitions challenge South Africans to consider global circulation of images that seem to have ‘local’ meanings, writes Chris Thurman
LIQUID INVESTMENTS: Superb Cape chardonnay still under the radar
Sauvignon blanc still sells at the pace of Perrier water while chardonnay trickles out like the truth about Nkandla, writes Michael Fridjhon
STREET DOGS: Hopeful pretending
We forget that every good that is worth possessing must be paid for in strokes of daily effort, writes Michel Pireu
THE INSIDER: Communication pipeline clogged
Tanzanian President John Magufuli appears to have jumped the gun when he announced that a pipeline project will create 15,000 jobs
Dodgy tack to take to dictate to a wordsmith
The joy in finding the perfect word is killed by clients who grab any word from the recycling bin and spit it out as an offering from the gods, writes Suhana Gordhan
Let sin taxes do what your will power can’t
The new tax year is an easier time to quit smoking and cut back on alcohol because government’s new duties will help to steel your resolve, writes Robert Laing
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