PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS State still owns the infrastructure tracks while private investors line up at the station 4 min 3 By Kara Le Roux
GETTING BACK ON TRACK Transnet’s rail network looks set to finally gain momentum 4 min 9 By Ray Mahlaka
SATIRE ‘Crooking’ the books — turning the lens on private sector shenanigans 3 min 0 By Politically Aweh
BUSINESS REFLECTION Loaded for Bear: SA’s white rhino population on the rebound despite poaching – thanks to private sector 4 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
TURNAROUND HURDLES Transnet is still losing money — its recovery is set for the long haul 4 min 2 By Ray Mahlaka
BUSINESS REFLECTION After the Bell: The possibilities – and limits – of the government-business partnership 4 min 0 By Tim Cohen
AGENDA 2024 OP-ED (PART 1) Political realignment has to be accompanied by meaningful reform 6 min 4 By Ann Bernstein
BUSINESS REFLECTION Business has saved the ANC’s bacon on load shedding. Perhaps a cheer is in order? 4 min 43 By Unknown Author
ECONOMIC GROWTH Positive investment case for renewable energy lifts capital spending by private sector 4 min 0 By Neesa Moodley
HIGH STAKES SAA clings to hope that its private sector investment plan will fly 4 min 33 By Ray Mahlaka
ANALYSIS Twelve days of no load shedding — a glint, a sliver of hope that SA’s big problems can be solved 4 min 18 By Stephen Grootes
INNER-CITY REVIVAL Joburg CBD is slowly shaking off its ‘hellhole’ status — thanks to the private sector 5 min 17 By Anna Cox
THE GATHERING 2024 Business panel talks jobs, working with government and why SA needs a young president 1 min 1 By Georgina Crouth
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ANALYSIS Two out of three SA white rhinos now in private hands while poachers decimate KZN herds 4 min 3 By Ed Stoddard
CAPITAL SPENDING Fixed investments – new SA projects in 2023 down 29% in value from previous year 3 min 1 By Neesa Moodley
AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY Markus Jooste’s ‘lover’ Berdine Odendaal loses bid to appeal blocking of suspected ill-gotten gains 5 min 21 By Marianne Thamm
ANALYSIS The double-edged sword of privatisation is poised to cut deep into the heart of a failing SA state 4 min 66 By Stephen Grootes
SAVING PRIVATE RHINO Private and communal lands conserve half of Africa’s rhinos, and call for ‘adaptive policies’ 6 min 2 By Ed Stoddard
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK SA’s economy in 2023 - slow growth and high food prices create a perfect storm 5 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES How President Ramaphosa’s plan to fix South Africa’s rail network has derailed 4 min 8 By Ray Mahlaka
AVERTING CLIMATE CRISIS Private sector should up its hand in eradicating biodiversity loss, says UN environment body 3 min 0 By Onke Ngcuka