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Rodin's celebrated sculpture The Thinker, was the first work by Rodin to be erected in a public place in front of the Pantheon becoming associated with socialism in the unsettled climate of 1906 when it was subsequently removed to the Rodin Museum. | Located in: Musee Auguste Rodin. (Photo by Yves Forestier/Sygma via Getty Images)
Rational Perspective

Why freedom of thought matters more than freedom of speech this election: Elnieke Bronkhorst

By
Daily Friend
5 min read
Kierkegaard's warning about mistaking loud speech for real thought resonates as South Africa heads into a fraught local election season.
Dan Marokane, Eskom CEO (left); Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, Minister of Energy and Electricity (middle); Mteto Nyati, Eskom chairman (right)
Energy

Ramaphosa says Eskom should learn from Telkom's monopoly break-up

By
MyBroadBand
3 min read
Ramaphosa says Eskom unbundling can drive competition and investment while keeping the national grid under state control.
SOWETO, SOUTH AFRICA - JULY 28: Shoprite at Jabulani Mall on July 28, 2021 in Soweto, South Africa. It is reported that the store was looted and vandalised earlier this month during the Pro-Zuma violent protests. (Photo by Gallo Images/Fani Mahuntsi)
SA Investing

Shoprite grows sales to R270.8bn, adds Vida e Caffè to its stable

By
Editor BizNews
4 min read
Group revenue rose 7.1% and the dividend climbed 11.8%, as Shoprite also moved to acquire the coffee chain and a fintech stake.
BNC#9 | Mashele Q&A: MKP after JZ, Zille for Jozi, Singapore's blueprint, and who funds SA politics?
BNC

BNC#9 | Mashele Q&A: MKP after JZ, Zille for Jozi, Singapore's blueprint, and who funds SA politics?

By
Alec Hogg
1 min read
Prince Mashele tells BizNews why MK ends with Zuma, who he says funds SA politics, and why his new project is copying Singapore, not Africa.
BNC#9 | Hersov Q&A: Joburg's mafia problem and Zille's odds; BEE and EWC; corporate silence; AI bets
BNC

BNC#9 | Hersov Q&A: Joburg's mafia problem and Zille's odds; BEE and EWC; corporate silence; AI bets

By
Alec Hogg
1 min read
Rob Hersov's BNC#9 Q&A: why he thinks Joburg is mafia territory, what Helen Zille can and can't fix, and how AI is changing the game for SA's youth.
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