Business is ready to invest in infrastructure and skills, but the government must commit to reform and delivery
Special envoy Mcebisi Jonas, as far as we know, has not once set foot in the US
National Development Plan has been overtaken by developments, and we need a new plan for a different context
US fiasco will have far less of an effect on our economy than the ANC’s mismanagement
President dismisses Washington’s demands for normalising relations while aligning with anti-Americanism
Donald Trump has seen through the ANC’s hostility to the West and destruction of an economy
The opportunity lies in decentralised, community-rooted energy solutions that meet local needs
Real national dialogue is happening on street level, among real people who understand its real-life consequences
Tariff challenge may spur the kind of reform and strategic pivots that economists have long urged
Perhaps the biggest market challenge is our loss of attention on a clear demand-side signal
SA is adopting a decarbonisation trajectory that is misaligned with its endowments, infrastructure limitations and socioeconomic fragility
Many crypto miners are looking for countries with cheap hydro and lax regulations
The ANC, which lost its dominance last May, has run out of patronage
Coal as critical mineral ensures SA’s exports will fall foul of international carbon border adjustment mechanisms
Diversification is not the same as replacement; rather, it should be viewed as building upon or expanding into other markets
It used to be assumed that the families of Harry Oppenheimer, Anton Rupert, Raymond Ackerman and Bill Venter would run the business
The SA-Zimbabwe Test series itself felt like a mismatch