Columnists
TOBY SHAPSHAK: Can the Please Call Me ‘inventor’ please show us his patent?
Patent issue, labour dispute and Constitutional Court judgment are not the same
By Toby Shapshak
CHRIS GILMOUR: Summers is a great South African with an unenviable task
Green shoots, but even after recovery Pick n Pay is hardly likely to be exciting
By Chris Gilmour
NATASHA MARRIAN: Nkabinde’s fleeting, but dubious, moment in the sun
Cedrick Nkabinde reveals inconsistencies with minister's account over his appointment
By Natasha Marrian
GRACELIN BASKARAN: Co-ordinated strategy will allow SA to benefit from China’s weaker grip on rare earths
The country can supply and become a prominent player in global minerals security
By Gracelin Baskaran
LUNGILE MASHELE: Coal debate must be about emissions management not coal’s existence
A 1% rise in global coal use validates argument that coal can't be ignored in planning
By Lungile Mashele
PETER BRUCE: One day Pretoria won’t pick up the phone when the US calls
Trump’s G20 snub and tariffs expose SA’s weak response to his bullying
By Peter Bruce
STEVEN CRANSTON: Be sceptical about funds that claim to have best foresight
It's an illusion that with quicker data processing predictions should be more accurate
By Stephen Cranston
HEATH MUCHENA: Flying blind after central banks abandoned truth
Central banks do not create stability anymore; they create belief in stability
By Heath Muchena
ISMAIL LAGARDIEN: Police and military warriors masking accountability for their actions
Masks dissociate individual responsibility from violence of states or political orders
By Ismail Lagardien
PETER ATTARD MONTALTO: ANC’s conservative fiscal stance questioned as elections loom
The medium-term budget is likely about cutting some expenditure to optimise priorities
By Peter Attard Montalto
WANDILE SIHLOBO: Livestock sector still weighs on recovery of farming
Foot-and-mouth disease will persist, but good summer harvests are expected
By Wandile Sihlobo
MICHAEL AVERY: Lots more in ‘Die Koffer’ of Bonitas saga
CMS has finally conceded that the matter warrants a forensic inspector on site
By Michael Avery
TOM EATON: China not a threat to ANC’s job of tarnishing SA’s image
Gauteng government views defacement of a sign as a greater threat than the Chinese
By Tom Eaton
GHALEB CACHALIA: States fail when citizens stop believing institutions matter
Decay is the natural outcome of a democracy that mistakes performance for power
By Ghaleb Cachalia
AYABONGA CAWE: Price-preference system defends against global market volatility
Cawe discusses monopsony and its relevance to a ruling on the scrap cartel
By Ayabonga Cawe
