The profound significance of our times. By Jerry Schuitema Some 400 years ago, a group of English explorers and an indigenous American...

The vital need to restore and protect free functioning markets. Locked in sorrowful limbo one can be forgiven for clutching at straws of...

From a generation that endured 4 devastations. My father was born in an age of severe deprivation. He was an infant at the outbreak of...

A question many are asking after the Corona virus played havoc with the markets these past few weeks, is whether we are witnessing the end o

From one cliffhanger decade to the next. 2019 must surely go down as a year that produced the most cliff-hangers on a number of fronts:...

Have the fiscal warriors thrown down the gauntlet to unhappy workers? Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s Medium Term Budget Policy statement...

Have the fiscal warriors thrown down the gauntlet to unhappy workers? Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s Medium Term Budget Policy statement...

Passing the buck to future generations. It won’t be the first time that I have been castigated for maintaining that fuller context can...

Putting events and indicators into fuller context. There’s been much talk lately about “changing the South African narrative” – helped...

Recent thoughts on restoring the metal as the core of money. Very few South Africans have not been affected in some way or another by...

How much can we still trust prices and statistics? As pre-teen kids one of our favourite schoolyard games was marbles. We would draw a...

The impact of behaviour on the unemployment crisis. We have become a nation of takers. Without recognising this we will not fully...

Time to hold individuals behind corporate and financial malfeasance accountable. Justice is the supreme condition that makes societies...

The power of changing some of our economic assumptions and promoting flexibility. The global trade wars remind one of a see-saw in a...

The greatest experiment in the history of global finance is underway. Many events in history have passed virtually unnoticed in their...

The impact of electioneering on our widening trust deficit. Within hours of the new incoming SARS commissioner, Edward Kieswetter...

The crucial role we can all play in promoting inclusion. Every election time one is reminded of the exciting prospect of South Africa’s...

Are Looming global economic problems understated both internationally and at home? Of the many international gatherings addressing global...

A personal reflection on the human crisis produced by the 4th industrial revolution. It is common cause that the real crisis to humanity...

Seeing the numbers through a different lens. (Click on picture above for free PDF copy of the book) Few professions have been through as...