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VODCAST 📣 Listen Up! What’s down the track? Changes in rail, greylisting, and art theft

Change is, as they say, the one constant. In this podcast Mark Barnes and Tim Cohen discuss the efficacy of

Tim Cohen Oct 29, 2025 1 min read

I.am.not.making.this.up💥 From the Galerie d’Apollon to the gig economy: Art theft in the age of entropy

In an odd way, the heist feels like a French fable for late capitalism — a collision between elegance and entropy.

Tim Cohen Oct 26, 2025 9 min read

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I.am.not.making.this.up💥 High on hope, low on employment: The NEF, Business Partners, and the price of a job

Why development finance in South Africa is reminiscent of the movie Withnail and I

Tim Cohen Oct 25, 2025 11 min read

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I.am.not.making.this.up💥Righteous capital: buying your way into the kingdom of compliance

The Department of Trade and Industry is reportedly considering a voluntary way of “shortcutting” black economic empowerment regulations, which would

Tim Cohen Oct 12, 2025 12 min read

VODCAST 📣 Listen Up! What are the prospects of the new united party, and the UN?

Everything is united – except it’s not! In this podcast, Mark Barnes and Tim Cohen discuss the prospects of Unite

Tim Cohen Oct 7, 2025 1 min read

I.am.not.making.this.up💥 The Road Accident Fund and the sad story of a South African whistleblower

One of SA's biggest State disasters of the post-state capture period has also been one of its least

Tim Cohen Oct 5, 2025 14 min read

I.am.not.making.this.up💥 Enshittification, reloaded *

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VODCAST 📣 Listen Up! What’s down the track? Changes in rail, greylisting, and art theft

I.am.not.making.this.up💥 From the Galerie d’Apollon to the gig economy: Art theft in the age of entropy

I.am.not.making.this.up💥 High on hope, low on employment: The NEF, Business Partners, and the price of a job

I.am.not.making.this.up💥Righteous capital: buying your way into the kingdom of compliance

VODCAST 📣 Listen Up! What are the prospects of the new united party, and the UN?

I.am.not.making.this.up💥 The Road Accident Fund and the sad story of a South African whistleblower

I.am.not.making.this.up💥 Enshittification, reloaded *

VODCAST 📣 Listen Up! Rugby and golf: The various lessons of sport

I.am.not.making.this.up: 💥 If only there were a global forum … oh wait

VODCAST 📣 Listen Up! The political risks involved in being honest

I.am.not.making.this.up💥The Prince and the perils of candour: Ramaphosa’s painful confession

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