‘Just plain wrong’ – Didata execs lash BEE judgment
Didata’s executives launch their fightback campaign…
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Municipal meltdown: Now it’s workers’ pensions at risk
South Africa’s municipalities are in arrears with employee pension payments, underscoring a huge governance problem at the local level…
BEE regulator trains sights on ‘dishonest’ Didata deal
This week’s searing high court judgment on the R1.4bn Didata deal is a ‘test case’ for fronting…
Secrecy and deceit: Behind Didata’s ‘illegal’ BEE schlenter
Didata executives, including company co-founder Jeremy Ord, have been slammed in a high court ruling for secretly buying The Campus in a shady R1.4bn…
South Africa still failing the GBV test
The numbers suggest shortcomings in SA’s reactive GBV response. The country needs more capacity and resources – but also a shift in norms and…
Joburg’s Art Gallery ‘can’t survive’ another season of ruin and rain
New and unseen images of the Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG) reveal increasing ruin, while irreplaceable artworks, including pieces by South African greats like Irma Stern, may…
How Africa’s kleptocrats buy South African mansions
If there’s one industry which has played an underappreciated role in the dirty money industry, it is estate agents. “If somebody comes to an…
House arrest: How the GEPF lost out
The Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) claims its 4.9% return for 2024 is “satisfactory”. It’s not. With too much of its portfolio invested in…
Joburg’s leadership drought leaves taps dry
Watersplaining. Back-slapping. And stating the obvious. That’s much of the media release coming out of Sunday’s meeting about Joburg’s “water challenges”. Or, as it’s…
The death dash
It’s hard to imagine now, but there was a time when shareholders and consumers didn’t care a jot about fatalities in the mining sector.…
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Visit Rosendal, a town that beckons travellers with its tranquil…
The key ingredient: Beetroot
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The Friday song (on a Sunday): ‘Answering Bell’ by Ryan Adams
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Investec vs Investec: The Mr Price deal debacle
Investec Equities has downgraded Mr Price on the deeply-disliked NKD…
