Tim Cohen 
If you – how do we put this? – A little longer in the tooth, you might not have noticed that there are not one but two very important events of the present moment that your children and perhaps even your grandchildren may consider. I’m referring, of course, to the world tours of Taylor Swift … Read more
The most telling light of the sun was that last week inflation in South Africa fell rapidly, prompting the Monetary Policy Committee to halt its rate-hiking cycle. It was a close call, three votes to two for another raise, but personally I think it was the right call. There is little strength in the domestic … Read more
Fairy tales often begin with the words, “Once upon a time…” but it turns out, not always. The anecdotes sometimes begin with the words, “If I am elected, I promise…” I know. old joke. But the job of modern journalists is to look back at speeches made by politicians to see if they have kept … Read more
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. State-owned in order to meet the demand for electricity, which led to almost daily power outages hindering economic growth. Private generation projects that could relieve pressure on the system have been sidelined, in part because of a lack of network connections. To ease this pressure, Eskom has introduced so-called temporary network … Read more
If I had to pick the South African minister who was the most destructive force in government in the post-liberation era, it might seem obvious that the winner would be former President Jacob Zuma. He presided over, after all, State Capture, a cloud of corruption and cadre proliferation, and a lost economic decade as SA’s … Read more
Why did Russian President Vladimir Putin change his mind about joining the BRICS summit hosted by South Africa next month? In case you missed it, the Presidency announced that Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will represent Russia “by mutual agreement.” We don’t know why Putin changed his mind, but you have to hand it over to … Read more
A little digression first: There is dialogue from the 2005 movie Charlie Parker War On American support, coordinated by Parker, for the Mujahideen in Afghanistan. (It’s hard to believe, but it really happened.) Parker, played by Tom Hanks, celebrates the mujahideen’s victory over the Soviet Army, which had just been chased out of Afghanistan in … Read more
A bit of a diversion first: There’s dialogue from the 2005 movie Charlie Parker War On American support, coordinated by Parker, for the Mujahideen in Afghanistan. (It’s hard to believe, but it really happened.) Parker, played by Tom Hanks, celebrates the mujahideen’s victory over the Soviet Army, which had just been chased out of Afghanistan … Read more
But, you know, I think I can do it. So – and this would be debatable – I think the song will, too tangled in blue by Bob Dylan. Disagree? I understand. For God’s sake, that’s impossible. Music, almost by definition, is huge and diverse. Just the idea of ​​choosing 10, 20, 300 pieces is … Read more
Police Minister Becky Seeley said his information indicated the attacks on the trucks could be business-related rather than random acts of criminality. OK, but what does that mean? Is he suggesting that truckers from one organization are trying to take out members of another? If so, which one? He pointed out that the evidence points … Read more