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​Trump can be tripped by sanctions
​Trump can be tripped by sanctions
COMMENTThe forces arrayed against Donald Trump’s presidency and neo-fascist movement range from the CIA to oppressed minorities, and will...
‘Tackle big business on many fronts’
‘Tackle big business on many fronts’
The leaking of the public protector’s interim report into banking giant Absa’s apartheid debt has again brought the messy issue of how to...
Let them eat macaroons
Let them eat macaroons
The world’s super-rich swanned around a luxury ski resort in the charming Swiss town of Davos. They sipped champagne and nibbled on macaroons...
From a golden shower to a golden White House? Place your Trump bets
From a golden shower to a golden White House? Place your Trump bets
The United States president-elect, Donald Trump, has not moved into the Oval Office yet but the odds — literally — are already...
Reality check for nuke power trip
Reality check for nuke power trip
The closing months of 2016 delivered a burst of momentum to the country’s contentious nuclear build. In November, the Cabinet resolved that Eskom...
Courts last refuge from Hurricane JZ
Courts last refuge from Hurricane JZ
When it comes to passing the Financial Intelligence Amendment Bill, the courts are set yet again to be the last stand against an onslaught from...
Play Big Brother with your council
Play Big Brother with your council
You have probably shouted to the heavens, “Where is my money going?”, as you drive past a gushing burst pipe while water restrictions are in...
Markets in a dither over The Duck
Markets in a dither over The Duck
In just two weeks the United States and the rest of the world face D-Day — when Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th president of the...
Stokvels move with the times
Stokvels move with the times
Johannesburg resident Noks Shoko has a little something to help soften the “Janu-worry”. In 2016 she and three friends every month diligently...
The odds are stacked against the Brics
The odds are stacked against the Brics
The weeks following an underwhelming Brics (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) mid-September summit in Goa and the United States presidential election in November have unveiled ever-widening contradictions across the bloc....
​‘Cannabusiness’ is worth billions
​‘Cannabusiness’ is worth billions
A stop at a Dutch coffee shop has for long been on many a tourist’s bucket list — less for the coffee than the opportunity to buy and smoke...
The future of financial indicators
The future of financial indicators
You’re driving in your car, listening to the 6pm news bulletin on the radio. The news ends, the anchor reads the weather forecast and then gives...
​Divide and conquer, Eskom
​Divide and conquer, Eskom
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Boom in low-fee private schools
Boom in low-fee private schools
At the Spark school in the Johannesburg suburb of Bramley, the pupils wear neat khaki shorts and skirts and navy golf shirts but they come from...

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