Columnists
Exchange controls send wrong signal to investors
Mark Shuttleworth’s case against the constitutionality of exchange controls is important for all South Africans, writes Leon Louw
Columnists
High price for getting sums wrong
There might be cause to worry about three critical numbers: GDP, inflation and population, writes David Gleason
Editorials
EDITORIAL: A repeat of 2008 is looming in Zimbabwe
That President Robert Mugabe stage-managed a Constitutional Court ruling forcing him to hold elections is obvious
BD Alpha
Myanmar’s growth challenge
Myanmar needs investment in a variety of sectors beyond energy and mining, and a significant boost in productivity, write Martin N Baily and Richard Dobbs
Columnists
Monkey business: SA’s top 10 animal insults
Animal insults appear in vogue, even if animals have always played a disproportionate part in SA’s political discourse, writes Gareth van Onselen
Opinion & Analysis
West shifts to statism as China does the opposite
In 10 years, the share of state-directed bank lending in China has fallen from 92% of new credit creation to less than half, writes Alexander Friedman
Columnists
Ramphele could help trim the ANC’s ‘absolute power’
Too long in office without a serious electoral challenge is precisely that — absolute power, writes Allister Sparks
EDITORIAL: Electronic snooping: throwing stones in glass houses
All governments do it, the argument goes; they always have and always will
Julius Malema has no support among the poor and no sense of how to speak for people at the grass-roots, writes Steven Friedman
Malema hype is a symptom of middle-class fear
Simon Lincoln Reader: Even a brief glance over the history of oil will tell you that whoever coined the phrase ‘resources curse’ was probably staring ...
How Nigeria’s welcome oil discovery became its curse
Columnists
A simple test for Julius Malema
If Julius Malema is hoping to exploit divisions within the tripartite alliance, he couldn’t have picked a better time, writes Sipho Hlongwane
Columnists
IN THE MARKETS: Retirement needs more saving than you may think
The number of professionals who have not saved enough to retire is about 10%-20%, writes Bronwyn Nortje
Editorials
THE SCOTSMAN: Not Caledonian vuvuzelas
Initial reports of a bagpipe ban at the first clash between Scotland and England for almost 15 years have been clarified
Columnists
THE INSIDER: Another agency in need of an urgent wake-up call
Turning up for a talk show on a radio station is more hard talk than hard work
BD Alpha
Central banking’s new face
Abenomics and the Bank of Japan are already changing debates about the relationship between central banks and governments, writes Paola Subacchi
One-size-fits-all plan unlikely to pass constitutional muster
Paul Hoffman: The introduction of the new-look public service will be problematic and controversial but will it be constitutional?Editorials
EDITORIAL: Poll a battle for the ‘born-frees’
The ANC will not be able to depend on its youth league’s organisational ability to bring in the votes of the ‘born-free’ generation next year
Columnists
Some things must be private, even in hi-tech world
In your personal space, you should be guaranteed absolute privacy, unless you’re breaking the law, writes Mark Barnes
Columnists
Have a little sympathy for Igesund and Bafana
Don’t react to this setback by going back to the drawing board once again, writes Sipho Hlongwane
Columnists
Parliamentary memo: don’t forget to send in the clowns
As the economic crisis draws more people into politics, the present clown show in Parliament will become irrelevant, writes Palesa Morudu
Americas
LETTER FROM AMERICA: Microsoft chief mulls bigger part in pulling customers’ strings
If you live in an advanced economy, you shed useable data about yourself around the clock in ways even George Orwell would have found hard to imagine, writes Simon Barber
Columnists
Big four banks letting their clients in Mthatha down
Majority of big-four banks demonstrate that poor service delivery is not restricted to government services, writes Phakamisa Ndzamela
Columnists
THICK END OF THE WEDGE: More complex than it seems
Peter Bruce: Many of South Africa’s problems are buried deep in the past and are prey to devious interpretation
Columnists
Social entrepreneurs are our everyday heroes
Business and government must encourage social entrepreneurs to focus on problem areas such as health, education, climate change and social care, writes Richard Branson
Columnists
A cup of tea may be the best way to engage employees
Liking your job comes from three things, none of which employers can control, writes Lucy Kellaway
Opinion & Analysis
Association wants to pluck cash-strapped consumers
Rather than protectionism, poultry producers should embrace innovation, writes Chris Logan
Columnists
TAX TALK: Ignore Tax Administration Act at your peril
Every tax nightmare has a potential remedy in the act, writes Matthew Lester
Editorials
EDITORIAL: Electronic snooping: throwing stones in glass houses
All governments do it, the argument goes; they always have and always will
Columnists
How Nigeria’s welcome oil discovery became its curse
Simon Lincoln Reader: Even a brief glance over the history of oil will tell you that whoever coined the phrase ‘resources curse’ was probably staring at Nigeria
Columnists
Malema hype is a symptom of middle-class fear
Julius Malema has no support among the poor and no sense of how to speak for people at the grass-roots, writes Steven Friedman
Columnists
Doublethink one area of major growth in SA
Accepting two contradictory beliefs simultaneously chimes with an area of economic diplomacy that manifests itself as a race to the bottom, writes Tony Leon
Columnists
Hard for Shuttleworth to win if he sounds like a whingeing whitey
No matter how logical an argument, it can fail to persuade because of who is presenting it, writes Stuart Theobald
Editorials
FINANCIAL TIMES: ERT switch-off a good start
Claims that Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is clamping down on critical voices by switching off the national broadcaster are off the mark
Opinion & Analysis
Moving beyond the Cartesian revolution
In the context of the deep-seated crises, progressive voices are asking about alternative ways to facilitate knowledge and wisdom, writes Jeffrey Sehume
Columnists
Why you should not trust a political analyst
Our faith in SA’s political witchdoctors is misplaced, writes Gareth van Onselen
Columnists
Will crucial Zimbabwe poll end up being more of the same?
The build-up to the election in Zimbabwe has many worrying hallmarks of previous flawed elections, writes Dianna Games
Opinion & Analysis
Financial Services Board: we act within our mandate
Board often accused of sitting on its hands and doing nothing when it is alerted to the wrongdoing of financial service providers, writes Dube Tshidi
Opinion & Analysis
We can solve mine problems
What is happening in the mining industry will determine SA’s next rating in the next Global Competitiveness Report, writes Kuseni Dlamini
Columnists
THIS IS THE BUSINESS: Survé gets wrong end of the stick
Stephen Mulholland on Tony O’Reilly, the Independent takeover and juvenile tweets by Iqbal Survé of Sekunjalo
Opinion & Analysis
Slowed down by traffic and visa scraps
Trade and investment held ransom by lack of access, Jana Marais writes
Letters
LETTER: A new approach to representivity
If empowerment broadens opportunity, the Democratic Alliance supports it
The Third Umpire
Acting national director of public prosecutions Nomgcobo Jiba. She wants Glynnis Breytenbach dismissed and has filed papers to that effect, despite the disciplinary hearing ’s ruling. You lost. Move on.
Icasa chairman Stephen Mncube. Threatening foreign journalists outside Madiba’s hospital about some of their “unlicensed” equipment is unreasonable and disingenuous in the era of 24/7 international news.
Eskom CEO Brian Dames. Signing an agreement with contractors and unions at two new power stations to “ensure consistent and acceptable treatment” of workers is a good start. Let’s hope it ends well too.
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