ANALYSIS: The perils of polling
Pre-election surveys aren’t predictions of the outcomes of the polls. But they do offer a snapshot of voter sentiment at a particular moment. Two new polls ...
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Where the rich are placing their housing bets
The super-wealthy are discovering a new crop of property hotspots in city, sun and ski belts across the globe, with Cape Town jostling for position
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South Africa at 30: A tale of two countries
South Africa’s democratic history can be seen in two halves: 15 years of development, where life got demonstrably better for the majority of the population; 15 ...
SA at 30: an exercise in wasted potential
South Africa’s economic progress can be divided into two halves — before and after the global financial crisis. The rapid progress in the first half was wiped ...
SA at 30: The truth interrupted
Almost three decades since the TRC was established, the victims of apartheid atrocities are still waiting for justice
South Africa at 30: Diplomatic transformation
From Mandela’s moral foreign policy to more transactional international relations, South Africa’s fortunes on the world stage have ebbed and flowed over the ...
South Africa at 30: SA Inc on the starting line
South African business has experienced some turbulent times in the past 30 years. Now, it needs an enabling environment if it — and the economy — is to thrive
SA takes to the world stage
Over 30 years, South Africa has produced Olympic medallists, world champions, Nobel laureates and Oscar and Grammy Award winners. It speaks to a country ...
Ramaphosa at the heart of ANC's election puzzle
Ramaphosa, still seen as the ruling party’s biggest asset, will make razzle-dazzle visits to heavily populated metros while other leaders are sent to ‘more ...
Untangling Zuma’s web
As the election nears, Jacob Zuma’s MK Party is tied up in a legal tussle with the IEC. That matter speaks to the separation of powers between the executive ...
SA’s post-election scenarios and possibilities
The rand has wobbled, ostensibly on fears of the ANC forming an election coalition with the EFF, but a more benign outcome remains most analysts’ base case
Zimbabwe’s currency ZiG-zag
The central bank has introduced its sixth local currency in yet another attempt at monetary stability. But Zimbabweans are having none of it
Swazi Secrets part 2: The construction kingpin
As chair of the Inyatsi group, Mitchelo Shakantu has built a business empire with stakes across the Eswatini economy. But Inyatsi Construction — the jewel in ...
The Swazi Secrets leak — part 1
A new leak exposes the violence and venality of Africa’s last absolute monarchy
Remgro: Is it time for Johann Rupert to shake things up?
The investment house has been hammered by overpaying for Heineken Beverages and Mediclinic. After 65 years of reliable performance, is it now at risk of ...
Remgro: the good and the bad
Has Remgro’s ‘evolution towards improved asset scarcity’ with an increased unlisted portfolio been a success?
How SA's cities are sinking
The financial sustainability and service delivery capacity of most municipalities are dismal and deteriorating rapidly. But towns that have prioritised fiscal ...
The big housing bet
Institutions are investing more money into multifamily rental portfolios as the sector gains traction as a specialist asset class
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