SIKONATHI MANTSHANTSHA: Laughing like a Zuma lawyer
The legal profession is one of the very few industries that will miss Jacob Zuma’s presidency
SIKONATHI MANTSHANTSHA: Another open letter to McKinsey
I write to remind you that McKinsey has a duty to follow up on its promises to the people of SA
SIKONATHI MANTSHANTSHA: A trail blazed by Chávez
Today, 11 years after the first expropriations of private property, Venezuelans can’t flee their socialist heaven fast enough
SIKONATHI MANTSHANTSHA: A big thumbs-up to Sasol
When the Lake Charles plant is completed next year, it will double the market value of the whole group
SIKONATHI MANTSHANTSHA: The trouble with communal land ownership
It is no coincidence that the poorest parts of SA are the rural areas, where land ownership is communal
SIKONATHI MANTSHANTSHA: How greed killed a dream
The provisional sequestration of some of the VBS Mutual Bank directors is just the first step in recovering what was stolen from the people of Venda
SIKONATHI MANTSHANTSHA: More questions about governance at the PIC
PIC’s 60.72% stake in Efora Energy is one of those controversial investments for which the PIC is currently attracting unflattering headlines
SIKONATHI MANTSHANTSHA: An open letter to McKinsey
I find it rich — too rich, in fact — for McKinsey to lecture anyone about the truth, principles and fairness
SIKONATHI MANTSHANTSHA: Dismantling the pillars of state-capture
A few chameleons are still hard at work disguising themselves as patriotic corporate citizens and loyal public servants. But the tide is out
SIKONATHI MANTSHANTSHA: SA’s gangster’s paradise
No other country beats sunny SA if you’re looking to pursue a career in crime, white-collar crime in particular
SIKONATHI MANTSHANTSHA: Enough with commissions, where are the prosecutors?
Everywhere you look, there’s a retired judge with no prosecutorial powers having a conversation with some state capture foot soldiers
SIKONATHI MANTSHANTSHA: A new pastoral prosperity
It is in the rural areas that schemes such as Vodacom’s YeboYethu should be looking for their next empowerment partners
SIKONATHI MANTSHANTSHA: First they came for the whites, then the Indians. You are next
The Indians have joined white people on the EFF’s list of enemies. The coloureds will probably be next
SIKONATHI MANTSHANTSHA: A golden opportunity for black wealth creation
The YeboYethu BEE deal is a perfect example of the benefits the capital markets can deliver to those who take the opportunities it has to offer
SIKONATHI MANTSHANTSHA: Why South Africa is ripe for a revolution
Of all unemployed people in SA, the youth account for 65.3%. This is the stuff of which revolutions are made
SIKONATHI MANTSHANTSHA: Wind of change blows through Eskom
Megawatt Park now not only looks clean but it also feels clean. The stench of corruption is largely gone
SIKONATHI MANTSHANTSHA: Restore the death penalty
If SA hopes to realise its full social and economic potential, we need to tackle criminality aggressively and mercilessly
SIKONATHI MANTSHANTSHA: Parable of the little thief
The story of a young man who grew greedy and spoke with food in his mouth
SIKONATHI MANTSHANTSHA: Let’s pursue and embrace profit
The power-hungry politicians we have chosen have falsely turned profit and privatisation into dirty swear words
