ICYMI 🔔 After the Bell: Rare earth’s revenge – digging your way out of geopolitics
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Hi. I'm a South African journalist - former editor of Financial Mail, Business Day & Business Maverick . I'm currently a senior editor on DailyMaverick.co.za and Currencynews.co.za.
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ICYMI 🔔 After the Bell: Tariffs, treasuries, turmoil, Trump — a meme macroeconomics masterclass
The stock market has been on an absolutely unique set of wild swings over the past two weeks. For everybody
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ICYMI 🔔 After the Bell: How should Africa respond to Trump’s Tariff Tantrum?
One of the oddities of life, I find, is that often the best option in a crisis is to do
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I.am.not.making.this.up💥: Father, son, and an almighty holy mess - Trump, Musk, and the psychology of power
Where would the world be without amateur psychology? The true art of amateur psychology is to affix your father'
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ICYMI 💥 After the Bell: Did the DA inadvertently touch the ANC on its studio?
For those who are unfamiliar with the term “Don’t touch me on my studio”, it goes back quite a
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ICYMI 🔔 After the Bell: Trump slaps 50% tariff on Trump shirts
There are just so many heaps of ironies and stupidities about the Trump Tariff Tantrum, but none more so than
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ICYMI: 🔔 After the Bell: The difference between a fiscal framework and a fiscal rule
It’s been a tense few days in SA’s latest iteration of our democratic dispensation and the dust hasn’
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ICYMI:🔔 After the Bell: Making the grade — how Makhanda turned the tide on educational failure
As we all know, the performance of South Africa’s education system really sucks. But not everywhere. There are places
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ICYMI 🔔 After the Bell: Right-click, left behind – why boomers are losing the investment game
One of my favourite comedians is Ronny Chieng, who is a guest host on The Daily Show, Comedy Central’s
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ICYMI: 🔔 After the Bell: Now for the good news — crime is less ridiculously high
ere is some good news. Honestly. I am not making this up. Crime is declining in South Africa. It’s
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ICYMI: 🔔 After the Bell: Parks Tau’s terrible transformation fund idea makes a comeback
When Trade and Industry Minister Parks Tau first suggested his R100-billion transformation fund, the idea was rejected outright by business
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