The UN General Assembly may have voted overwhelmingly for a new map that – unlike the Mercator map, which has been used widely for centuries – depicts Africa in its correct size relative to other... 

Talya Parker explores how Senegal’s new $2.2-billion International Monetary Fund programme and plans to reprofile its debt could offer a way out of its deepening debt crisis, while making the... 

If space were not a concern, the title would have been ‘Trade@Work+AI: 33 columns, one conversation,’ subtly acknowledging both my 33 columns of 2026 and my conversation with an AI assistant. 

Much more effort is needed to integrate South Africa’s rail and road networks. There was a time when the bulk of freight traffic was on rail by some margin. Now, the economically damaging excessive... 

Most South African manufacturers, besides those few companies benefitting from market tailwinds linked to the deadly conflict disrupting shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, are under strain. The pain... 

There are two ways to make Africa smaller. You draw it smaller, or you teach the world to look at it that way, and that’s precisely what the Mercator map – which you will find on most office walls... 

When last did you joyously utter – no, shout out loud – “Block 1, 2, 3, in, save all”, thus freeing everyone who was previously caught, or did you simply yell “Block 1, 2, 3, out”, waking up the... 

South Africa’s illicit economy is a tough nut to crack. The main outcome of the many years news reports on illegal mining, unlawful tobacco trading, dangerous drug trafficking and even black-market... 

Admissions by Bill Gates about various personal indiscretions – notably his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein – have raised questions about his personal judgement and continue... 

A few weeks back, I congratulated Hakainde Hichilema on his re-election as Zambia’s President. I did so with the confidence of a journalist who had watched the votes come in, watched the results... 

If antidumping investigations concerning a good were a movie genre, would they be considered a franchise or a reboot? It is a trick question because, although a reboot is almost always part of an... 

The Canadian Prime Minister is right about electricity being one of the biggest opportunities of our generation. South Africa must build on its distinctive natural energy strengths while seizing... 

For most South Africans living in the country’s largest cities, the infrastructure backlogs are not only visible but painfully disruptive. Driving without hitting a pothole has become a perilous... 

Last year, when Donald Trump invited a select group of African leaders to the White House, Liberian President Joseph Boakai found himself on the receiving end of one of those remarks that can sound...