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…
Suggestions
Money, trust and hidden debt: lessons from TV
Hidden debt isn’t just a TV plot twist. It undermines trust, delays milestones and fuels stress. Openness and good credit habits are vital for…
Death threats and deficits: Nigeria’s battle to fix a broken tax system
Reform of the Nigerian tax system is not without opposition. But President Bola Tinubu has forged ahead, signing four tax bills into law…
The Wild (North) West
Spaghetti western-style shootouts, bogus mayorships, corruption, factionalism and patronage – this is a province defined by governance failure…
The disaster that is unrealised capital gains tax
Discussions around unrealised capital gains tax should have investors deeply concerned, given the potential economic fallout…
How the economy and Bouwer van Niekerk’s killing are linked
The brazen murder is another in a long line of killings. Most of the recent assassinations are linked either to the struggling economy or…
The AI difference: meet the firm buying the last of Murray & Roberts
Differential Capital’s Vincent Anthonyrajah on the power of prediction, following the data – and his company’s near-death experience…
How drones are rewiring Africa’s development story
Drones are playing a productive role in Africa, plugging the many service and infrastructure gaps that exist…
The new frontier asset: fractional art
High-end art has always made for a compelling investment, and fractional ownership means investors without billions can now get into the game…
West African airlines take off
Airlines in the region are expanding and (shocker) making an occasional profit…
Most Read
De Beers mothballs Venetia as diamond crisis deepens
The decision comes at an awful time for Anglo CEO…
PODCAST: ‘ListenUP!’ – South Africa’s three biggest problems, right now
Are South Africa’s biggest problems really poverty, inequality and unemployment?…
Beneficiation is not a spell
There’s something to be said for moving from quarry to…
Africa is blockchain’s most mispriced market
Africa is generating record blockchain deal activity, but its share…
