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Loaded for Bear: Social unrest and mass protests rise ‘exponentially’ across Africa

Africa

Loaded for Bear: Social unrest and mass protests rise ‘exponentially’ across Africa

By Ed Stoddard

Democracy is blamed for Africa’s many crises when state failure is the culprit

Op-eds

Democracy is blamed for Africa’s many crises when state failure is the culprit

By Paul-Simon Handy and Félicité Djilo

Remaking the centre: No more corrupt, populist, village idiot leaders

Politics

Remaking the centre: No more corrupt, populist, village idiot leaders

By William Gumede

Transnet woes force Kumba to pull the layoffs trigger, putting 490 jobs on the line

Business Maverick

Transnet woes force Kumba to pull the layoffs trigger, putting 490 jobs on the line

By Ed Stoddard

A Sewer Runs Through It — trout, barbel and the microcosm of state failure in the Cradle of Humankind

Business Maverick

A Sewer Runs Through It — trout, barbel and the microcosm of state failure in the Cradle of Humankind

By Ed Stoddard

The double-edged sword of privatisation is poised to cut deep into the heart of a failing SA state

South Africa

The double-edged sword of privatisation is poised to cut deep into the heart of a failing SA state

By Stephen Grootes

Mining sector reports mounting customs backlogs as SARS battles technical issues

Business Maverick

Mining sector reports mounting customs backlogs as SARS battles technical issues

By Ed Stoddard

Africa

DMRE issues ‘media monitoring’ tender, including a warning system for ‘media-launched attacks’

By Ed Stoddard

A worm’s eye view of South Africa’s current despair

South Africa

A worm’s eye view of South Africa’s current despair

By J Brooks Spector

Kumba’s annual earnings derailed by Transnet, calls for private sector involvement in rail

Business Maverick

Kumba’s annual earnings derailed by Transnet, calls for private sector involvement in rail

By Ed Stoddard

Gwede Inc: Placing failing Eskom under oversight of failing DMRE is recipe for epic failure

Business Maverick

Gwede Inc: Placing failing Eskom under oversight of failing DMRE is recipe for epic failure

By Ed Stoddard

Minerals Council wants Transnet CEO Portia Derby axed to arrest decline — reports

Business Maverick

Minerals Council wants Transnet CEO Portia Derby axed to arrest decline — reports

By Ed Stoddard