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Can big business save Joburg from the quicksand?
40+ min ago (782+ words) The city of New York produces about 8% of the entire US GDP — an impressive figure. London, long regarded as a top global command centre for international commerce, foreign exchange, insurance and professional services, accounts for about 22% of the UK’s economy…...
Kastelo case puts South Africa’s forex rules to the test
32+ min ago (567+ words) DA finance wizard Mark Burke, just 36, is an accomplished man by all accounts. Armed with a PhD from Cambridge University, he is driven and ambitious; eight years ago he co-founded Kastelo — a fintech start-up that is now in the crosshairs…...
Madagascar by motorbike | The hunt for a precious pepper
40+ min ago (760+ words) “Going to Madagascar?” My Parisian neurologist leans across his desk. His eyes have a strange gleam; I see obsession. The problem I came to see him about — pins-and-needles in my little finger — suddenly seems unimportant. “There’s a rare pepper there,…...
Business steps in to help rescue Johannesburg
17+ hour, 15+ min ago (551+ words) The business sector has pledged resources to support government efforts to address Joburg’s deepening financial and governance crisis, finance minister Enoch Godongwana said, as the country’s biggest city becomes the focus of a new phase of co-operation between the state…...
EDITORIAL | No politician is coming to save Johannesburg
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (343+ words) There is something deeply familiar about the growing narrative that Helen Zille can “save” Johannesburg. Former Wits vice-chancellor Adam Habib has now endorsed Zille as the person who can rescue the city from collapse. It is a striking endorsement, but…...
Fadiel Adams challenges Idac chief’s evidence over PKTT referral
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (738+ words) National Coloured Congress MP Fadiel Adams says his referral to the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (Idac) included allegations about the KwaZulu-Natal political killings task team (PKTT) — a significant contradiction to evidence led before the Madlanga commission by Andrea Johnson. This…...
Erasmus delves into minutiae as he plots Bok series victory against All Blacks
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (561+ words) Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus on Thursday named a 23-strong squad for Saturday’s first Test at Ellis Park that outweighs the All Blacks 1,043 caps to 879. And while the mentor wants to win the opening match — only one South Africa-New Zealand series…...
BLAST FROM THE PAST | Boks beat Wallabies to claim second Tri-Nations title
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (558+ words) 1862 — The Cape Argus reports on what is now the first recorded rugby contest in South Africa, a game between the officers and the civil service. 1907 — Jimmy Sinclair and Aubrey Faulkner put on 61 for the opening partnership before South Africa suffer…...
ZIYAD MOTALA | Adam Habib, Helen Zille and the politics of opportunism
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (1309+ words) There is something almost touching about Adam Habib’s faith in Helen Zille. Johannesburg, he tells us, can apparently be rescued by one woman. If Zille does not secure an overall majority, he warns, not merely Johannesburg but “the city and…...
NIH reverses Trump-era ban on South African research funding
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (417+ words) Health & Science Correspondent The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has ended its ban on funding South African research projects, opening the door for local scientists to apply for its grants once more. In a memo sent to staff, a…...