Opinion
MARK SHAW | Here’s how to fight back against organised crime
Two-phased strategy involves immediate reforms and constitutionally independent agency
By Mark Shaw
OLUWATOSIN AKANDE, BETH CAMERON AND WILMOT JAMES | Africa’s health workforce is crucial for global resilience
Stronger health systems in Africa benefit global resilience against biological threats
By Oluwatosin Akande, Beth Cameron, and Wilmot James
MUZIWETHU NDLOVU | Competition is not reform: rethinking Africa’s credit rating proposal
African credit rating agency aims to challenge global bias but faces hurdles in investor trust, writes Muziwethu Ndlovu
By Muziwethu Ndlovu
TOM EATON | AI technology: bubble or scam?
For bubble-watchers last week’s pullback, and its timing, are a little suspicious
By Tom Eaton
NEWS FROM THE FUTURE | Robotaxi rules the road
Every vehicle, device and city block now runs on Musk’s global grid
By Futureworld
RICHARD PITHOUSE | The waning of the left
A century of influence over South Africa’s politics is giving way to right-wing terrain and authoritarian politics
By Richard Pithouse
WANDILE SIHLOBO | Farmers brace for costly 2026/27 season
With El Niño dry spell on the cards, government can help cattle farmers by boosting export markets
By Wandile Sihlobo
EDITORIAL | AI policy framework becomes urgent
Growing global concerns about the risks of the technology have prompted calls for regulation, with leaders like Pope Leo and Barack Obama warning of existential dangers
By BD Editorial Board
CARTOON | AI moguls hit the brakes late
Today's cartoon by Brandan Reynolds
By Brandan Reynolds Cartoonist
LILIAN LERM | Why losing less lets your portfolio make more
The quiet power of compounding off a higher base
By Lilian Lerm
SHAWN HAGEDORN | How Africa’s geography and geology block development
Digital connectivity offers the continent hope for overcoming geographic barriers
By Shawn Hagedorn
SHAMSUNISAA MILES-TIMOTHEUS AND PEDZISAI NDAGURWA | SA can create millions of jobs and still have more unemployed people
Without labour-intensive reform, growth alone will not solve the jobs crisis
By Shamsunisaa Miles-Timotheus and Pedzisai Ndagurwa
KHULEKANI MATHE | Finish logistics reforms, or risk watching progress slip away
Sustainable reforms, not short-term gains, are key to attracting critical investment
By Khulekani Mathe
JON FOSTER-PEDLEY | Fuel is not a flight plan for universities
The public protector’s NSFAS verdict shows a capability problem, not a capital problem
By Jon Foster-Pedley
