PAUL DUNNE: Riding rhodium’s rally
The surge in the price of the metal is a benediction for SA miners, as the country holds most of the world’s supply. But the state needs to do its bit too
QUINTON IVAN: Offshore heaven?
It’s well-known that the road to hell is paved with good intentions, and in a weak domestic economy, virtually every management team must feel the temptation ...
SANDY MCGREGOR: Decoding Trump’s trade war
From Trump’s viewpoint, America’s trade deficit is a vulnerability that gives other nations the power to tell America what to do
HAROON BHORAT: Minimum-wage gamble
It’s a measure that is often touted as a panacea for inequality. But setting a minimum wage is a double-edged sword, as agriculture has shown
HAROON BHORAT: SA’s missing middle
To address SA’s inequality, we need to understand the roots of our wage disparity. The problem lies right in the middle – not at the bottom or top
RUSSELL LAMBERTI: Ace’s quantitative teasing and the magic money tree
Ace Magashule bungled the words when calling for QE last week. Call it what you will: printing money is a recipe for hyperinflation and disaster
HEINRICH BÖHMKE: The role of lawyers in state capture
Auditors and PR agents have drawn a considerable amount of flak for enabling corruption. But how is it that law firms have avoided censure?
MARIA FRAHM-ARP: Understanding the rise of cult churches in SA
Why, at the start of the fourth industrial revolution, do we see a rise in cult churches with bizarre incidents during worship?
ZAID KIMMIE: Xolobeni turns on ANC
Pending legislation will give traditional leaders far too much sway over the lives of their 'subjects' and could cost the ANC further voter support
JABU MABUZA: It’s no time for bystanders
The window of opportunity to fix SA's economy is closing, so we need to rethink our investment paradigm today
DELPHINE GOVENDER: SA can be the comeback kid
Woods proved last weekend that he’s no paper tiger; it’s time for SA to band together so the economy can do the same
KATHERINE BROWN: The dying of the light
Fixing Eskom requires a better mix of energy sources including nuclear, a lower wage bill, appointing staff on merit and more autonomy for the board
ETTIENNE LE ROUX: SA can’t bank on China
Hopes that a significant stimulus in China could lift SA from its growth slump are unrealistic. Better to zero in on challenges closer to home
MIKE SCHUSSLER: Narrowing the terms of the tax debate
Taxes are taxes. Total government revenue is something else
JEAN PIERRE VERSTER: Hedge fund myths
Critics of hedge funds, like 10X’s Steven Nathan, get it wrong when it comes to these funds’ performance and accountability to investors
DELPHINE GOVENDER: All rather tired of surprises
Corporate SA has not asked Tito Mboweni or other finance ministers for all that much — just no bombshells, please
MIKE SCHUSSLER: The burden of truth
SA has very little to show for the amount of tax its citizens hand over. You won’t hear that on budget day
MUGWENA MALULEKE: Stop the unhealthy obsession with Sadtu
As the SA Democratic Teachers Union we flatly reject the notion that we are to blame for any crisis in education in which the president must intervene
DOUGLAS GIBSON: Vote DA to boost Cyril Ramaphosa
As the former DA chief whip, I’ve seen the ANC meltdown. And I know that voting for the ANC to strengthen the president would be foolish
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