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​Airbnb shakes up the rental space
​Airbnb shakes up the rental space
I know a guy. Let’s call him Joe. He owns a small bachelor flat in Cape Town. His tenant’s lease is up in a few months’ time and he is...
Big Food raises a big question
Big Food raises a big question
In South Africa’s food value chain, oligopolies exist in almost every link. From seed to store, just a handful of players control much of each...
​Commodities back from the dead
​Commodities back from the dead
For the past two-and-a-half years, calling the bottom of the commodities price cycle was taboo. Depressed prices and unusual market conditions saw...
Bitter exchanges sour sweet talk
Bitter exchanges sour sweet talk
On the way to work on Monday, I turned around to find my two-year-old sucking happily on a discarded sugar sachet, with another clutched tightly in...
How to survive your Kuga
How to survive your Kuga
Jokes about the fire-prone Ford Kuga 1.6 litre are coming thick and fast on social media. “Devastated! Woman just swore at me so badly cause...
Your guide to investing where your heart urges you to
Your guide to investing where your heart urges you to
From the tragedy that was Marikana to the scandal Ford is facing over spontaneously 
​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...

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