Bruce's List
Jacob Zuma’s final, and pathetic, struggle
Cover Story
How the good times ended for SABMillerBruce's List: How the Guptas tried to set up Stephen Grootes
However, the interview has now backfired terribly and exposes their dishonesty, writes Peter Bruce
Top stories
Sovereign Foods: No end in sight in bid battle
Prudential Investment Managers enters the fray in the ongoing Sovereign Foods versus Country Bird Holdings saga
Entrepreneur: Arianna Huffington
View from the top: Arianna Huffington addressed the Discovery Leadership Summit in SA, explaining why she left the news aggregator to form wellbeing platform Thrive Global
Hot Property: Uninterrupted views in Hout Bay for R12.995m
Careful thought and planning went into this house, situated at the top of Baviaanskloof Private Estate and a French farmhouse bordering on the Irene dairy farm and the Irene Country Club for R9m
Gimme: DokiWatch
DokiWatch is a smartwatch for kids — designed to allow parents to locate and communicate with children aged six and up
Ad spend: Higher, then slower
Figures from marketing intelligence service Warc indicate that global advertising spend will end 2016 on a positive note before slowing in 2017
Chef Neill Anthony handles the heat
Many people who have worked for the notoriously bad-tempered chef Gordon Ramsay found the heat in the kitchen a bit too hot to handle. But not so for Private Chef star Neill Anthony
Features
Acsa: It's about time
The introduction of new scanning technology at OR Tambo International Airport could cut airport queuing times. But the system’s effectiveness will also depend on increased human resource capacity
Egypt: Free float relief
Egyptians are forced to confront the harsh reality of a free-floating currency, which will hike the cost of basic goods
FM Fox
A Trump-proof investment strategy
Parts of the developed world appear to be lurching towards protectionism. Can investors plan for a world gone mad?
Coronation: Profits despite the problems
More money leaves pension funds from resignations and retirements than comes in. Gross outflows are up to 8% in 2016
Opinion
Editorial: Descending into disingenuity
What’s most alarming is that Zuma’s backers in cabinet can’t grasp the difference between a patronage-driven, probably illegal form of crony capitalism, and a valid process designed to redress the glaring economic inequalities bequeathed by three centuries of oppression
Bruce's List: Is Malema’s exhaustion showing?
Julius Malema’s narrative that whites landed in SA and slaughtered a peaceful indigenous population is too simplistic, writes Peter Bruce
Money & Investing
Pioneer Foods: Still plenty left to chew on
There is lots more to do at the food player as it sets its sights on its R20bn annual revenue goal
Media & Advertising
Trump’s win proof of how powerful consumers are
Donald Trump’s surprising win in the US presidential elections has implications for marketers, according to a recent study by research company Forrester
Bus shelters – a canvas for advertising genius
Despite street furniture being a sought-after form of media in many parts of the world, bus shelter advertising has historically been underutilised and undervalued in SA.
Africa & International
Egypt: Free float relief
Egyptians are forced to confront the harsh reality of a free-floating currency, which will hike the cost of basic goods
Digital
Video on demand: Smaller and smarter
Vidi and Altech Node may have bombed, but Discover Digital has made a success of video on demand in SA
Trump presidency could spell hard times for SA
Trump’s victory reflects a rising tide of global discontent and could spell hard times for the SA economyBetween the Chains: Molefe's electrocuted career
Many a poor, black child saw in Brian Molefe what is possible through hard work. May he now reflect honestly, writes Sikonathi MantshantshaEditorial: Retailers reflect our pain
Further evidence that outside the blue light cavalcades and swish boardrooms, real South Africans are struggling in a way they haven’t for yearsPattern Recognition: Green ray of hope shining brightly
Elon Musk’s plans to merge Tesla and SolarCity make sense, not only economically, but for a greener future, writes Toby Shapshak
Market Watch: PLG making the grade
I am always a tad suspicious of listings that appear to be cashing in on an investment trend. I’m sure excitable retail investors will pay attention but I’ll reserve judgment until I see the full prospectus for PLG, writes Marc HasenfussEditor's Note: America gets its own Zuma
Let’s hope that Donald Trump, like Jacob Zuma, is an ineffectual leader. Because if he takes his job seriously, the world should be very afraid, writes Rob RoseShop Talk: Triangular ‘treachery’
With Brexit, the Marmite shortage and then Trump, Toblerone tinkering was an incursion too far, writes Zeenat MooradFood for Thought: Positive ambition writ large
At the heart of a new restaurant in Rosebank is the same sort of energy and commitment that we have seen from mining moguls down the years, writes Justice MalalaBoardroom Tails: History has not ended after all
Western liberal democracy tells us that we’re all equal, writes Ann Crotty
- Bruce's List: Is Malema’s exhaustion showing?
- How the Guptas squeezed the Oppenheimers
- How the good times ended for SABMiller
- Bruce's List: Jacob Zuma’s final, and pathetic, struggle
- Between the Chains: Molefe's electrocuted career
- How AB InBev ended up as the most powerful beer company in the world
- Bruce's List: How the Guptas tried to set up Stephen Grootes
- Between the Chains: The company Molefe keeps
- Remgro: No clean bill of health
- Trump presidency could spell hard times for SA
