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A court ruling affirming the right of men to adopt their wives’ surnames reflects the tension between statutory and customary law…
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Ethereum hosts most tokenised assets and is set to surge as Nasdaq seeks to put $63-trillion on blockchain. Its time in the spotlight may…
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The KZN police commissioner has lobbed some sticks of dynamite into the national debate. Time will tell how it all plays out…
Cyril, and the soft art of the empty promise
Ramaphosa’s promises on cadres, corruption and service delivery just feel like early electioneering. He’s been promising these things for years…
Satanic panic: Five ‘occult’ crimes that gripped South Africa’s imagination
By providing an explanation for the randomness of misfortune or catastrophe, beliefs in the occult offer a sense of agency in the face of…
Money, trust and hidden debt: Lessons from TV
Hidden debt isn’t just a TV plot twist. It undermines trust, delays milestones and fuels stress. Openness and good credit habits are vital for…
Death threats and deficits: Nigeria’s battle to fix a broken tax system
Reform of the Nigerian tax system is not without opposition. But President Bola Tinubu has forged ahead, signing four tax bills into law…
The Wild (North) West
Spaghetti western-style shootouts, bogus mayorships, corruption, factionalism and patronage – this is a province defined by governance failure…
The disaster that is unrealised capital gains tax
Discussions around unrealised capital gains tax should have investors deeply concerned, given the potential economic fallout…
How the economy and Bouwer van Niekerk’s killing are linked
The brazen murder is another in a long line of killings. Most of the recent assassinations are linked either to the struggling economy or…
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