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​Amnesty ‘not the answer’ for Zexit
​Amnesty ‘not the answer’ for Zexit
NEWS ANALYSISTime is running out and talk of an exit strategy for President Jacob Zuma has begun in earnest, but he would be better off...
Will Trumpenstein wreck or bless?
Will Trumpenstein wreck or bless?
ANALYSISWhether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump emerged victorious in the United States presidential election, the result was always going to...
​How effective are central banks in Africa?
​How effective are central banks in Africa?
A central bank is an important institution in any country, playing a crucial role in stabilising or keeping inflation within that country’s...
​Delinking offers SA some respite
​Delinking offers SA some respite
COMMENTDuring this interminable period of local and global stagnation, thanks to Donald Trump, with no prospects of an upturn in the short to...
Leaner times will hit fee vultures
Leaner times will hit fee vultures
Investment product fees are too high and can erode up to 60% of your savings. And it’s not just those who are marketing low-fee investment...
What the Trump? If he makes good on his promises, SA will be hurt
What the Trump? If he makes good on his promises, SA will be hurt
It’s the morning after and the world remains in a state of disbelief: Donald J Trump has been elected president of the United States. Parts of...
​‘Captured Hawks will sit on report’
​‘Captured Hawks will sit on report’
Some of the high-profile criminal matters in the public protector’s State of Capture report were lodged with the Hawks months before her report...
Moyane is the villain of the piece
Moyane is the villain of the piece
Calls for the head of National Prosecuting Authority boss Shaun Abrahams to roll are coming thick and fast after he brought — and then...
High noon as sheriffs do the dirty debtor work
High noon as sheriffs do the dirty debtor work
In the otherwise empty storehouse, an overoptimistic number of chairs are set out for today’s auction. There are just six people to bid on the...
​No wiggle room so nuclear build goes ahead, drawing fire
​No wiggle room so nuclear build goes ahead, drawing fire
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan announced that the government will support the controversial nuclear build and confirmed it will be led by...
Mid-term budget: ​Gordhan chilled by ill wind
Mid-term budget: ​Gordhan chilled by ill wind
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan coughed and sniffed as he reiterated the key messages of the mid-term budget at a press briefing.
​Fiscal risk: Beware the parastatals
​Fiscal risk: Beware the parastatals
The government’s embattled state-owned entities are one of the chief obstacles to its aims of stabilising national debt and government finances....
​Gordhan’s politics of divide-and-rule
​Gordhan’s politics of divide-and-rule
COMMENTThough many will blame youthful exuberance for alienating potential allies, university students rampaged in central Cape Town after...
Nuclear build tied to outdated Integrated Resource Plan
Nuclear build tied to outdated Integrated Resource Plan
The storm over nuclear may continue to rage but, until a new Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) replaces the current but outdated one produced in 2010,...
High noon in court for the Guptas
High noon in court for the Guptas
The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) may be in possession of a long list of suspect transactions in Gupta and Oakbay-related bank accounts but...

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