BUSINESS REFLECTION Loaded for Bear: Social unrest and mass protests rise ‘exponentially’ across Africa 4 min 2 By Ed Stoddard
ISS TODAY OP-ED Democracy is blamed for Africa’s many crises when state failure is the culprit 4 min 1 By Paul-Simon Handy and Felicite Djilo
ROAD TO 2024 ELECTIONS OP-ED Remaking the centre: No more corrupt, populist, village idiot leaders 6 min 5 By William Gumede
LABOUR PAINS Transnet woes force Kumba to pull the layoffs trigger, putting 490 jobs on the line 3 min 1 By Ed Stoddard
PERSONAL REFLECTION A Sewer Runs Through It — trout, barbel and the microcosm of state failure in the Cradle of Humankind 4 min 8 By Ed Stoddard
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
NEWSFLASH Mining sector reports mounting customs backlogs as SARS battles technical issues 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
DAYS OF ORWELL DMRE issues ‘media monitoring’ tender, including a warning system for ‘media-launched attacks’ 3 min 34 By Ed Stoddard
LETTER FROM THE MIDDLE CLASS A worm’s eye view of South Africa’s current despair 10 min 4 By J Brooks Spector
COMPANIES Kumba’s annual earnings derailed by Transnet, calls for private sector involvement in rail 3 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
DISASTER FORETOLD Gwede Inc: Placing failing Eskom under oversight of failing DMRE is recipe for epic failure 4 min 60 By Ed Stoddard
NATIONAL TRAIN SMASH Minerals Council wants Transnet CEO Portia Derby axed to arrest decline — reports 4 min 4 By Ed Stoddard
Maverick News Viva policy uncertainty! ANC resolves to remain irresolute when it comes to economic policy 5 min 3 By Ed Stoddard
PRIVATE-PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP Minerals Council SA, Transnet agree on joint panels to 'stabilise' rail and port network 2 min 0 By Ed Stoddard
DYSFUNCTION ANALYSIS Mineral Resources and Energy data and phone networks assessment tender reveals the lights may be off and nobody home 4 min 12 By Ed Stoddard
ANALYSIS Rhino poaching on the rise, KZN focus of carnage while private sector turns the tide 4 min 1 By Ed Stoddard
MINERALS COUNCIL AGM Energy Minister Mantashe takes a swing at mining execs who ‘insult the State’ 2 min 29 By Ed Stoddard
GREAT EXPECTATIONS Ramaphosa claims five-year investment target of R1.2-trillion is on track – but the devil, as always, is in the detail 2 min 6 By Ed Stoddard
