Roger Baxter has returned to the Chamber of Mines to help guide the industry to a brighter future, writes Lynley Donnelly.
While Rome burned, Nero put on fancy dress, stood on a tower and played his lyre, writes Simon Jenkins.
The overt nostalgia of the Olympic opening ceremony fits the theory that economic atrophy leads to an obsession with the past says Aditya Chakraborty.
Cape Town’s financial boss tells Heather Formby why it did not get a clean audit from the auditor general.
Despite making substantial losses, the Reserve Bank’s financial statements have been approved, writes Lisa Steyn.
Greedy for large profits, JP Morgan laid itself open and a single trader cost it $5.8-billion. Eleni Giokos reports.
From Angie and Limpopo (again) to Juju in London, Sipho Hotstix, and our Olympians, get up to speed on what everyone will be talking about this weekend.
ArcelorMittal South Africa’s recent bad performance mirrors that of its parent, which has also announced dismal interim results.
Victoria John’s report on the murder of Thapelo Makhutle made for shocking reading, writes Melanie Judge.
Ten Mail & Guardian readers stand to win a double set of tickets to Decorex Joburg, worth R150 a pair.