ROB ROSE: Eskom’s misplaced priorities
Its price hike of 15.6% will crush many of its customers, but Eskom seems to care more about the fact it’ll lighten the pressure on government
NATASHA MARRIAN: Anyone else with whiplash?
Ordinary South Africans remain in the unrelenting grip of its mismanagement and larcenous treatment of the economy
JUSTICE MALALA: Where the ANC’s slippery slide began
After Holomisa was kicked out for blowing the whistle the ANC became corrupted from top to bottom and has never recovered
STEPHEN CRANSTON: Financial advisers still only serve a tiny, top layer of the population
Hiring a financial planning firm that lacks investment expertise is like hiring an ad agency without a creative department
JAMIE CARR: British American Tobacco’s bold move into the future
The new focus almost hides its cigarette revenue of nine times of all noncombustibles
TOBY SHAPSHAK: Google blinked, Facebook didn’t
Despite the poor legislation, Facebook’s blocking of Australian news reminded the world of the power of social media giants
MARC HASENFUSS: Say it isn’t so, Value
I did not expect consistently profitable logistics counter Value Group to test shareholders around a buyout offer and delisting
CARMEL RICKARD: Oversight unseen
As testimony at the state capture inquiry has shown, SA’s parliament is failing in its oversight and accountability rules. How do we fix the problem?
FRED KHUMALO: A culinary disappointment in the south of Joburg
My introduction to restaurants of the south wasn’t great; despite the famous ‘vibe’, the menu and wine list were thin and the wait infuriating
SARAH BUITENDACH: Can Bumble’s new 31-year-old billionaire open the door to more #GirlBosses?
Whitney Wolfe Herd is now the world’s youngest self-made woman dollar billionaire, thanks to the cracking share price — but there isn’t much competition
TOBY SHAPSHAK: Why Facebook Australia’s standoff is so vital for our future
Instead of a lively Fourth Estate able to verify information and act as a lodestone for society, what we have is rampant disinformation and conspiracy theories
Prescribed assets: it’s high time for the savings institutions to come out fighting
They are stewards of the capital of others, including that of workers, and need to demonstrate retirement funds’ activity in contrast with the government’s ...
ROB ROSE: The great ‘crooked judges’ myth
At each period of intense factional conflict in the governing ANC in recent years, SA’s judiciary has been the go-to whipping boy for besieged political leaders
JOAN MULLER: Why it’s better to rent than buy a home now — despite rate cuts
Asking prices for rentals have fallen for the first time in a decade. That’s bad news for landlords, but great news for tenants
ROB ROSE: KPMG bites its own tail
It may not go far enough, but KPMG CEO Ignatius Sehoole is at least doing something — even if other audit firm bosses say it’s superficial
