We review: ‘Ernest Cole: Lost and Found’ Currency reviews an important new documentary about one South Africa’s most iconic photographers… by Jo Buitendach April 11, 2025 Pleasure
Liberation defibrillation: Trump’s trade war draws blood Trump may laud the punitive tariffs he applied this week, but they’re likely to spark a global recession… Rob RoseVernon Wessels April 4, 2025 News
Review: Puppets give life to the times of Michael K Experience the powerful and evocative adaptation of JM Coetzee’s ‘Life & Times of Michael K’ at Joburg’s Market Theatre… by Ruby Delahunt April 1, 2025 Art & Culture·Pleasure
Looking for something to read? Try one of these Here are four seriously good books – two of them South African fiction gems… by Karen Eva March 20, 2025 Books·Pleasure
Pret A Manger lands in South Africa. Is it worth the hype? Pret A Manger has opened in Joburg. How does it stack up? We compare the UK giant’s first SA store to its London counterpart… Sarah BuitendachJo Buitendach March 14, 2025 Food & Drinks·Pleasure
The NHI is dead (say economists); long live the NHI (says the ANC) If you think the ANC is going to magic National Health Insurance into existence, you may as well believe in unicorns… Rob RoseGiulietta Talevi March 7, 2025 News·Politics
The exchange … with Bidcorp’s David Cleasby The market wasn’t agog over Bidcorp’s first-half results, but management reckons they were ‘exceptional’ in a distinctly average environment… by Giulietta Talevi February 27, 2025 Investing & Finance
If Putin and Trump had a baby … If Putin and Trump had a baby it might look like Rwanda’s Paul Kagame: a leader with imperialist ambitions and a tenuous relationship with… by Shirley de Villiers February 7, 2025 News·Opinion
South Africa’s army: Too many generals and geriatric troops South Africa’s defence force is top heavy, old, overly concerned with soft issues and pomp – and it’s costing soldiers their lives… by Ali van Wyk February 7, 2025 News
Trump shows Ramaphosa the bird Trump’s no-holds-barred attack on South Africa’s land expropriation law has Ramaphosa’s aides in a spin – but all is not lost… Vernon WesselsGiulietta Talevi February 4, 2025 News·Politics
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