South African men may now take their wife’s surname – why traditional leaders are upset
A court ruling affirming the right of men to adopt their wives’ surnames reflects the tension between statutory and customary law…
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Satanic panic: Five ‘occult’ crimes that gripped South Africa’s imagination
By providing an explanation for the randomness of misfortune or catastrophe, beliefs in the occult offer a sense of agency in the face of…
West African airlines take off
Airlines in the region are expanding and (shocker) making an occasional profit…
Trump’s tariffs are headed to the US Supreme Court, prolonging the chaos on trade
A US federal appeals court has ruled Trump’s ‘reciprocal’ tariffs are illegal. The decision will throw the US’s trading partners into disarray…
JSE CEOs: Caviar pay, sardine results
A new report on 10 years of data for 65 of the JSE’s largest companies shows ‘no clear pattern’ between pay and profit performance…
‘How BEE is hobbling South Africa’s economy’
South Africa is stuck – and part of the problem is how power is centralised in the country…
South Africa has chosen a risky approach to global politics: Three steps it must take to succeed
It is rare for small countries to succeed at strategic autonomy without some costs. Here’s what South Africa has to do to get it…
Has extreme poverty really plunged since the 1980s? New analysis suggests not
The traditional way of measuring extreme poverty may be off the mark, a growing body of research suggests…
How rubber-necking execs gamed the JSE’s pay disclosure system
The past 23 years have seen an outlandish increase in executive pay, where what others earn is what really counts…
Anglo: Leaving the party before the champagne arrives
Is it possible that the curse of Anglo’s demergers and asset sales has come back to haunt the company, as platinum prices start rallying…
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Ban Ki-moon’s (overly) simple fix for South Africa
The former UN secretary-general says South Africa should focus on…
The utility – and tragedy – of a boring budget
South Africa’s increasingly low-grade ambitions are writ large in this…
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