EDITORIAL: How to fix our manufacturing
What’s wrong with South African manufacturing, and how can it be fixed? Start by removing red tapeEDITORIAL: Sugar tax must be even-handed
There are big questions over the proposals in the Treasury policy papers
EDITORIAL: SA’s diplomacy of odium
Recent votes at the UN’s Human Rights Council show human rights no longer at the core of SA’s foreign policy
EDITORIAL: Job losses small but mounting
Only a strong, expanding economy can create and sustain the large number of jobs SA needs
EDITORIAL: Balancing the migrant flow
Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba has quietly unveiled dramatic proposals that will reshape SA's messy immigration regime
EDITORIAL: Protector selection too important to be left to MPs
The public is keen on the process to choose a new public protector to replace Thuli Madonsela
EDITORIAL: Investment is a beauty parade
SA must look attractive to gain more foreign direct investment inflows
EDITORIAL: SA deficient in many respects
SA’s sizeable current account deficit makes it particularly vulnerable to swings in international investor sentiment
EDITORIAL: Time of volatility and uncertainty
As key measures reflect a world of high volatility and uncertainty, the US Federal Reserve’s rate decision and UK’s EU vote loom
EDITORIAL: SA must learn art of diplomacy
The garbled message by SA’s diplomat-in-chief Maite Nkoana-Mashabane has tarnished Pretoria's image
EDITORIAL: Municipal woes and wonders
Some bright spots but spending issues multiply — even as local government poll nears
EDITORIAL: SA is in a competitive fix
Competitiveness rankings show that our country’s performance is hugely uneven
EDITORIAL: Brexit to test ‘safe bet’ PM
British Prime Minister Theresa May is an inscrutable oddity at a time when certainty is at a premiumEDITORIAL: Watching for new shoots
After the sobering International Monetary Fund's annual assessment, all eyes shift to state, business, labour collaboration
EDITORIAL: Dismal growth saves Eskom
The standout shock news from the Eskom presentation is the updated cost estimates on the new build projects
EDITORIAL: Fuel fund less than strategic
The Strategic Fuel Fund sold reserves at a loss, so why bid for Chevron?
EDITORIAL: SABC must be saved from itself
The board and executive of the embattled national broadcaster are failing to serve the public
EDITORIAL: Brexit fallout is just beginning
There’s a long and uncertain and volatile process ahead for all
EDITORIAL: Inflation data a good surprise
Surprising moves in food price inflation but it is unclear if the slight drop is merely an anomaly
EDITORIAL: Ackermans need to let go
Collapsing Pick n Pay old-fashioned pyramid control structure was step forward
EDITORIAL: IEC must live up to higher ideals
The Constitutional Court’s censure is not nearly stern enough — an invalid voters’ roll undermines electoral system
EDITORIAL: The unthinkable has happened
Once seen as too absurd, Donald Trump has triumphed in the most unexpected US presidential race in modern memory
EDITORIAL: SAA exposes its own misdeeds
National carrier South African Airways now admits that it subsidised Mango aircraft
EDITORIAL: Finesse needed for SAB dispute
SABMiller’s row with the Food and Allied Workers Union should not hold up the merger with AB InBev
EDITORIAL: Talking through a minefield
A frank discussion is needed on the ownership of mines in South Africa
EDITORIAL: Captured party abandons probe
The decision to abandon the inquiry on allegations of state capture is unlikely to impress ratings agencies
The Third Umpire
Disgraced former Fifa head Sepp Blatter, who now claims to have personal experience of the draws for European football competitions being fixed. So he knew about this and didn’t kick up a fuss? And he insists he is clean!
PPC CEO Darryll Castle has pulled out all the stops since taking charge to try to keep the cement maker afloat, but Deloitte’s disclaimer on the group’s ability to continue as a going concern comes as a cruel blow.
Now that wasn’t so painful, was it? Collapsing the Pick n Pay pyramid control structure won’t change the Ackerman family’s control of the group, but has already unlocked billions of rand in value for Pikwik shareholders.
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