Walmart has been in South Africa for years. Now it just wants you to notice
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The brazen murder is another in a long line of killings. Most of the recent assassinations are linked either to the struggling economy or…
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A merger with Canadian miner Teck Resources will take Anglo American even further away from the country in which it was formed 108 years…
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Diamonds to dust: The myth of forever
The rise of lab-grown diamonds has been ruinous for the diamond industry. Has the sparkle moved to other gemstones?…
Why Cape Town wants to sell its big money-spinner
The city is hoping to unlock nearly R1bn for public services. The GOOD party calls it asset-stripping…
Exposed: The big business of selling South Africa’s big cats to Ambani’s Indian mega-zoo
The zoo – run by the son of India’s richest man – is under investigation for claims its animals have been bought illegally…
SA Tourism: When in doubt, dissolve the board
De Lille’s axing of the SA Tourism Board has ignited debate over interference in SOE boards. For cynical South Africans, there’s a real feeling…
Municipal valuations: Why it’s time for a rethink
Joburg needs a different algorithm for calculating valuations to better reflect actual market conditions, or resentment towards rates will intensify…
Secret Eskom tariff deal may just break SA
Eskom’s tariff bombshell highlights the seeming thumb-suck of how electricity prices are calculated, as well as the utility’s indifference to the cost pressures facing…
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