ON THE RECORD: Eskom’s R50k a day lawyer flies off the handle, calls journo: “You P*@$”
Lawyer Sebetja Matsaung, who let rip at Financial Mail and Business Day journalist Sikonathi Mantshantsha,…
PREMIUM: Made in China: Elon Musk’s Tesla eyes Shanghai car plant
South African-born Elon Musk is making waves once again, this time in the world's…
Prosecutor’s legal plagiarism helped get Jacob Zuma off the fraud hook – Herbst
The devil is in the detail. That detail today should lead to disciplinary action…
Exposed! UK probes SA presidential hopeful Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma for financial crimes
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, the woman who may be South Africa’s next president, is on the…
No longer cast away: St Helena joins modern world with flashy new airport
The saints have come marching in – or rather they’ve opened the doors of…
Time to sell family silver? Gaping budget hole a potential headache for Gigaba
Between a rock and a hard place: This is how Gigaba may feel on…
Archbishop Thabo Makgoba: Why SA can’t forgive McKinsey, KPMG after ‘weak’ apologies
In a hard-hitting sermon, Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba has hit out at foreign business…
The ghosts the TRC didn’t lay to rest
Many South African families found neither truth nor reconciliation at the TRC, and may…
Mmusi Maimane: In the 21st century, corruption shouldn’t be this easy.
With so many blows raining on the Zupta state capture project, one could be…
Cost of a Zuma Cabinet reshuffle: R2.5bn and rising – analyst
Last week, President Jacob Zuma announced his 12th Cabinet reshuffle since coming into power…
WORLDVIEW: Corruption watch: More dirt on KPMG uncovered
We’re quick to criticise politicians for having their snouts in the trough, yet turn…
Capitalism: A straw man for the world’s problems?
In some people's minds, the word 'capitalism' can evoke negative connotations and be used…
A big lesson from my week in Joburg – and a big challenge for Biznews
The common thread among all I met, though, was that the two months leading…
Hire a grad – street corner classifieds
South African street corners have long been synonymous with beggars and window washers but…
IRR’s Frans Cronje tackles common assumptions around ANC leadership race
The internal African National Congress (ANC) leadership race is sometimes presented as a zero-sum-game…
Biggest ever SA data breach: 60 million ID numbers leaked on real estate server
Australian information security expert, Troy Hunt, was the first to come across the breach,…
Open Letter to Lord Peter Hain: Belated appreciation from an Afrikaner
While many South Africans will be hugely appreciative of Lord Peter Hain now, he…
AMCU hires Paul O’Sullivan to probe shadowy Marikana union murders
AMCU President Joseph Mathunjwa tells why he’s hired super-sleuth Paul O'Sullivan to probe the…
Bidcorp: Why we’re joined at hip with Gupta-cursed KPMG. Read the letters!
South Africa-headquartered food service business Bidcorp has decided to back Gupta-cursed KPMG rather than…
Meet the state capture puppeteers: How Gupta family pulled the strings at Eskom
The Gupta and Zuma families are undoubtedly at the top of the State Capture…
Koko’s farcical disciplinary hearing: Key Eskom witnesses fail to appear
It looks like Eskom is treading softly in acting CEO Matshela Koko's disciplinary hearing,…
Fees are eating all your money
My mother has recently retired, and the main thing that I’ve walked away with…