Opinion
WATCH: Agritourism Unlocking rural potential
As the festive season approaches, this week’s AgriView turns the spotlight on Agri-tourism — a growing opportunity to showcase South Africa’s rural beauty and agricultural diversity.
JEREMY SAMPSON: Recognising a valuable imprint, in print
Recent events close to home have highlighted the intangible value of an iconic magazine’s reputation — but how to incorporate that on the balance sheet?
JAMIE CARR: Memory chips put chicken and beer on the menu
Even unknown companies can get through the gate and reach for the stars
JANNIE ROSSOUW: What’s the point of deputy ministers?
South Africa has more than 40 deputy ministers. They have no independent power to act, so what are they doing, exactly?
EDITORIAL: A Summers of discontent
It's instructive to compare Pick n Pay's market value with that of Boxer, its better-performing budget-shopper subsidiary
JUSTICE MALALA: The crisis before Christmas
Who is the one to watch in the ANC when power is so dispersed?
EDITORIAL: Joburg’s crackdown on traders smacks of apartheid
South Africa’s economy has moved on from the extreme regulation of the apartheid era to one that is eating its own tail
MARC HASENFUSS: Fogs rolls across the Kommetjie horizon
It’s hard being the sage of Kommetjie when impudent investment advice from amateurs happens to be spectacularly on the mark
NATASHA MARRIAN: Too many cooks in the kitchen
Trouble brews in the KZN provincial government. Conflict in coalitions could be a recipe for disaster
PODCAST: Grain abundance in South Africa bodes well for moderating food price inflation
South Africa’s 2024/2025 summer grain and oilseeds production season was excellent.
WATCH: AgriView with Wandile: New China trade protocol for SA stone fruit
South Africa’s agricultural exports are expanding — and October 2025 marked a major step forward.
EDITORIAL: The big shrink on the JSE
Astoria has joined the JSE delisting exodus. We need more growth companies wending their way to the JSE — such as WeBuyCars, Boxer and the soon-to-list Optasia
NATASHA MARRIAN: The ANC in 2025 is just a name
South Africa’s majority party has effectively become Zuma’s ANC, and an alliance with his MK seems inevitable
EDITORIAL: Derail this train of thought, now
The government is looking at the idea of a high-speed train between Durban and Joburg. This would be a wildly expensive, impractical project
LETTER: Why the Western Cape’s wine farms must be preserved
The distinctive rural landscapes are an irreplaceable cultural heritage




























