EDITORIAL: Fractious tripartite alliance papers over cracks
All the components of the alliance are weak, differing in degrees and extent of their crisisEDITORIAL: Marikana a key test for Zuma
Close watch on how recommendations acted on as a number of questions remain unanswered on the Farlam commission report
EDITORIAL: ANC contempt for judiciary a worry
What hope does new NPA head Shaun Abrahams have of prosecuting the government bigwigs who clearly masterminded Omar al-Bashir’s escape?
EDITORIAL: Eskom needs to justify tariff hike
The IMF has certainly not given Eskom an unqualified green light to raise electricity prices
EDITORIAL: Not a pretty picture
Reserve Bank’s quarterly bulletin includes investment or capital spending, and the latest news on that is still far from good
EDITORIAL: Nedlac’s relevance in question
Outdated and irrelevant National Economic Development and Labour Council no longer central to, or that constructive in, the formulation of economic policy
EDITORIAL: Let the courts clarify BEE
‘Once empowered, always empowered’ — or not? It is a good thing the matter is going to court
EDITORIAL: Foolish to ignore effect of visa rules
Government has ignored numerous warnings — at the start and throughout the process of implementing the new visa rules — by industry players who understand the sector
EDITORIAL: Timing of rate hike the only question
Combined, moves in the US, Europe and at home, will make a rate hike next month a probability, not a possibility
EDITORIAL: A blatant violation of the Constitution
Approval from other African countries is the only conceivable benefit of allowing Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to leave
EDITORIAL: Our cities can bank on 'Doing Business' report
Cities are a crucial engine of economic development and they need to be at the centre of economic policymaking
EDITORIAL: African free trade pact long overdue
Concept of an African free trade agreement is a good one, and you have to start somewhere, beyond the likes of Robert Mugabe
EDITORIAL: SA is stuck in the doldrums
Indices highlight yet again just how dire the effect is of the stagnation in the economy
EDITORIAL: Taxing questions that need answers
South Africa needs to relook the tax system and whether the nation is getting returns
EDITORIAL: NUM’s new chiefs face tough tests
NUM members vote out old guard of leaders central to maintaining the status quo — upsetting the balance of power in Cosatu and beyond
EDITORIAL: Fitch’s rating a call to action
At a time when corruption and poor governance are putting some of SA’s important public institutions at risk, the message from Fitch needs to be heard loud and clear
EDITORIAL: Change how NPA head is appointed
There should be a degree of consensus on the appointment given the controversy that has surrounded the office for most of the past decade
EDITORIAL: Aurora’s feckless directors
Company directors have a responsibility to ensure they are competently and honestly managedEDITORIAL: Icasa’s damaging delays
The problem is no longer limited to timelines but increasingly the transparency, efficiency and predictability of regulation
EDITORIAL: Bashir ‘brush-off’ shows shocking disdain for the law
It appears inevitable that the courts will once again be dragged in to adjudicate on what is clearly a political dispute
EDITORIAL: EU faces tough choices on Greece
Debt forgiveness is inevitable, and the sooner this is confronted and enacted, the sooner the Greek economy will be stabilised
EDITORIAL: Madonsela again last resort
ANC’s influencial Blade Nzimande is not the first party official to make it clear the judiciary is considered subservient to both the executive and the legislature
EDITORIAL: Review exchange controls
Mark Shuttleworth's challenge highlights the need to look at an exchange-controls system that dates back to 1933
EDITORIAL: No need for the dramatics
Public service department has already agreed to adhere to legal opinion — unions will earn respect from the public they are meant to serve if they do the same
EDITORIAL: No time for complacency
S&P; is surprisingly upbeat, but it remains concerned about the usual risks — from low growth and the high current account deficit to sizeable government debt and potentially volatile portfolio flows into SA
EDITORIAL: Telkom back from the brink
Perhaps Telkom had to hit rock bottom — as it did after the KT Corp deal was blocked in 2012 — before the government got the message
EDITORIAL: PetroSA needs a strong remedy
Government must not shirk away from taking strong action, nor contemplate a bail-out
EDITORIAL: COP21 ambitious but laudable
COP21 meeting could be the world’s 'last chance' to reach agreement on measures to reduce carbon emissions
EDITORIAL: Talk that is not cheap at WEF
Timid approach to controversy is one of the reasons the World Economic Forum’s formal sessions are so frustratingly bland
EDITORIAL: Perceptions matter
Department of Mineral Resources needs to get its house in order to address alarming perceptions among junior miners of policy instability and corruption
EDITORIAL: Politics taints SABC board
Why, under such circumstances and in such a toxic environment, would any suitably qualified individual in their right mind seek to be appointed to the SABC board?
EDITORIAL: SA must probe bribe claim
SA should race to ensure there was no wrongdoing ahead of the likely appearance before the US attorney-general of as yet unnamed South Africans co-conspirators
EDITORIAL: Ruling in censorship case worth appealing
Of all our democratic institutions, Parliament is the one where transparency is most critical
EDITORIAL: Buhari will be sorely tested
Petroleum minister in the '70s, it is ironic Muhammadu Buhari takes over a country that is Africa’s largest oil producer but suffers chronic fuel shortages
The Third Umpire
Eskom acting CE Brian Molefe, for getting ratty with Nersa chairman Thembani Bukula. The way to convince an independent regulator of the validity of your case is with facts and persuasive argument, not defensiveness.
The president’s nephew, Khulubuse Zuma, who along with Nelson Mandela’s grandson, Zondwa, has been found guilty of stripping the assets of liquidated gold mine Pamodzi, to the detriment of its employees.
Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula. According to a UN report, SA soldiers on peacekeeping missions in Africa are the world’s worst military sexual predators. As if our reputation for xenophobia wasn’t bad enough.
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