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Khaya Sithole is a chartered accountant, academic and activist who writes regularly for the Mail & Guardian and discusses the issues raised in his columns on his Kaya FM show, On The Agenda, every Monday from 8pm to 9pm
Wars and pandemics have managed to reduce global emissions in the past but delegates to COP 26 in Scotland will need to find other solutions
The conflation of economic, governance and health crises in the form of the recent unrest shows up the need for party-neutral reforms
In workplaces, women who display ‘big-man’ leadership styles will experience sexist judgments
Unlike in the United States, the way actors in South Africa are treated borders on exploitation
State-owned entities have to match society’s expectations with harsh economic realities
The Covid-19 pandemic created wealth for some, including internet entrepreneurs, and poverty for many
But Big Pharma and the world trade body haven’t shifted on sharing vaccine intellectual property
Viewers and readers need to trust that news outlets are accurate, balanced, fair and impartial
Its reputation is not being helped at all by the crisis at its independent regulatory body
As a seasoned professional in the field of auditing, Kimi Makwetu’s characterisation of his trade as more than just a profession was reflective of the alchemy between his sense…
Shattering the glass ceiling is not enough, the new auditor general must make ‘live’ audits the norm here in SA
State participation is valid when the market can’t deliver what’s needed, such as roads and rail networks and telecommunications. But banks and airlines are private enterprise…
Drug companies can be forced to ‘help’ competitors when it’s in the public interest. The WHO seeks a similar strategy for a Covid vaccine
If distribution of the eventual Covid-19 vaccine occurs along economic and political lines, all countries will remain at risk
As long as the only legitimate litigant is Steinhoff itself, the company’s directors will remain at large
South Africa’s economic, racial and social divides invite unrest that will leave us all worse off
The disciplinary paralysis in the ANC makes dealing with graft an ambitious exercise in futility
As with the ban on SAA flying to the United States in 1986, political pragmatism will eventually be trumped by economic realities
