STEPHEN CRANSTON: A slow and brutal bear
In SA we do not have the luxury of throwing $2-trillion at the problem as the US congress is doing
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ROB ROSE: The elusive radical economic transformation donors
Is Atul’s cheque in the mail? Where are the agents of radical economic transformation (RET) now that small companies are battling to survive?
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NATASHA MARRIAN: Cosatu’s weak immunity
Unions, for their part, run the risk of rendering themselves irrelevant if they remain locked in ideological fortresses.
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JUSTICE MALALA: Cyril’s time to shine
With an adoring country behind him, Ramaphosa must use the downgrade to act decisively, economically and politically
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TOBY SHAPSHAK: 1984, or Florence Nightingale?
Most would agree that using phone data to fight a pandemic is a good thing — but it could become a post-Covid-19 habit
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XHANTI PAYI: Low-hanging fruit in SA’s agriculture sector
SA’s agricultural sector has much to offer. It’s time for the government to focus on the practicalities to unlock that value
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CARMEL RICKARD: Zimbabwe war vets’ battle the state
Harare’s high court has ordered the government to honour its commitment to provide a pension of $2,000 a month to the country’s war veterans
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PETER BRUCE: Can Cyril change the ANC’s tune amid Moody’s blues?
Ramaphosa has to move ahead or get out of the way. Reform has to come or we all crumble, rich and poor, big companies and small
JUSTICE MALALA: SA will emerge from Covid-19 a different country
The winter of our discontent is here, yet we must not despair. Out of devastation there is a chance to remake ourselves
ROB ROSE: An unlikely tale of 1918
In predicting what a post-corona SA economy will look like, the Spanish flu suggests the recovery can begin in the most unlikely places
NATASHA MARRIAN: Radical circus sideshows
Mkhwebane is not the only member of the Zuma cult who is rapidly running out of road — another is the Twitter-happy Ekurhuleni mayor Mzwandile Masina
CARMEL RICKARD: Zim’s currency changeover challenged in court
Zimbabwe’s law society is taking the government to court over the country’s currency changeover. Precedent suggests its action is unlikely to succeed
TOBY SHAPSHAK: We may never need to de-isolate
Forced to work from home by the coronavirus, we are finding technology can revolutionise our lives more than we realised
