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Retro wheels.

Bicycle goes lifestyle

Taking a ride on a Felt cruiser makes you feel like it is springtime in the Sixties somewhere in the American Midwest.

All that glitters: Artist Yiull Damaso customised his Vespa by covering it with 43kg of mirror fragments.

Retro ride is roaring into the modern era

The latest hipster accessory comes with a tank of petrol for R70. This is how Vespas became the new black.

Michael Lapsley: We are a traumatised nation

Struggle veteran Father Michael Lapsley speaks to Thalia Randall about his new memoir, his calling "to become a healer" and the Marikana shooting.

If you are between the ages of 13 and 65

Harnessing your inner Fomo

If you are between the ages of 13 and 65, own a cellphone and have heard of a web browser, you may understand the phobia of missing out.

Wole Soyinka prize for literature recipient Sifiso Mzobe.

Soyinka prize goes south again

Sifiso Mzobe has become the second South African author to win the Wole Soyinka prize for literature in Africa.

Parents face harder decisions about where to get the best education for their children.

Low-fee schools on the rise

South Africa is experiencing a significant rise in affordable independent learning facilities.

‘Savings to the customer is Pick n Pay’s one and only selling point.’

A whole continent of shoppers

Opportunities for business in Africa are mounting as its middle class has become the fastest-growing in the world.

At midnight the price of petrol 93 (ULP & LRP) will decrease by 58 cents a litre and the price of petrol 95 (ULP &LRP) will drop 72.00c/l. (File photo)

Massive rise in petrol price expected

South Africans may face a petrol price hike of up to 78 cents a litre next month, according to ETM Analytics managing director George Glynos.

The South African agricultural sector is on solid ground for now and we shouldn’t be worried — but we should be vigilant.

Maize crisis looms in SA

Food prices globally are at record levels and there is pressure on goverments not to hoard or restrict exports.

Team South Africa waves to supporters when they arrived back from London.

Some medals cheaper than others

Not all Olympic medals were created equal. Or at least, some Olympic medallists are cheaper than others.

Agrineth Shiburi

Tale of two very different bakeries

Not far from a branch of retail giant Pick n Pay, a home-run bakery in Alexandra is thriving.

Municipalities: Slow payers and fast players

Municipalities have a bad name in business, but choose the right one and you’re set.

If medals were redistributed according to GDP

Medal tally: Size matters

The Guardian commissioned a team of statisticians to recalculate olympic results in terms of GDP size, team size and money spent on athletes.

Job creation was a major topic in last week’s budget, which was released the day after South Africa’s devastating unemployment statistics made headlines.

Public sector employment defies trends

The public sector increased employment levels throughout the economic recession according to the South African Reserve Bank.

South African business owners were a lot more optimistic about the economic conditions for the year ahead.

Citizens upbeat but taxes bother

Despite levels of pessimism worldwide about economic conditions, local business owners are more optimistic than their international counterparts.