CHRIS ROPER: China through the eyes of decuplets

If a media organisation can tell us with a straight face that a woman gave birth to 10 babies, how credible can any of its opinions and reporting be?

NATASHA MARRIAN: Pounding the populist pavement

The likes of Zuma, McKenzie and Malema look ever more appealing to South Africans who can’t afford even the bare essentials of life

SHAMEELA SOOBRAMONEY: SA’s climate policy: a path to implementation or more talk?

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DUNCAN McLEOD: The incredible shrinking computer

PCs are set to ‘vanish’ — and take on a new life as part of an all-enveloping information fabric system

JAMIE CARR: There’s money in misery

Trump will not be scrimping when he launches his purge of migrants, and software company Palantir can expect to benefit

FAZILA MANJOO: High noon for big tech?

AI is still the fastest gun in the West, despite some hiccups in Magnificent 7 performance in recent months

EDITORIAL: Gold’s tarnished legacy

The government has inherited the complexities involved in the existence of about 6,000 old mine workings in the country

GEORDIN HILL-LEWIS: Cape Town must think long term

It is unhelpful and wrong to talk about the DA having a ‘densification agenda’ that ignores residents in trying to solve our housing problems

THE FINANCE GHOST: Mr Share Price: can the rally continue?

Investors, though, would do well to remember how cyclical the sector is when chasing this winner

JUSTICE MALALA: Is Ramaphosa in danger of becoming a one-trick pony?

By continually shifting deadlines Ramaphosa is employing the same tactics he used against the National Party. But now he could be endangering the GNU

CHRISTO DE WIT: Bitcoin or gold, or both?

For risk-averse investors, gold offers a stable way to guard against economic uncertainty, while bitcoin presents a higher-risk, higher-reward opportunity

THE FINANCE GHOST: Spotify: Sweet music to my ears

Sweden’s audio streaming and media service provider finally blossoms into a solid business

JAMES TWYMAN: Reimagining equity research markets

A thriving financial services ecosystem is critical in repositioning South Africa as an investment destination of choice

LETTER: FM must serve readers in an unbiased way

US citizens have elected their president. South Africans must work out how to deal with this

CHRIS ROPER: Mansions to get in a lather about

Open Secrets has shone a worrying light on the way South Africa’s real estate industry makes it easy for corrupt dictators to launder their wealth

MARC HASENFUSS: Pump those pecs for the Brait endgame

The Brait share is on steroids but the final value unlock could still be two years off, and will probably include listing Virgin Active in London and Joburg