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A world re-imagined: In the cult movie Mad Max, all economies have crashed and the fight for survival is a battle to control energy or fuel in a post-apocalyptic world.

Welcome to the age of empire

The South African government has navigated this period remarkably well. It has not capitulated to any of the stronger blocs, whilst retaining its dignity and independent views

Son of the soil: American civils rights leader Jesse Jackson with Oliver Tambo (left) and Trevor Huddleston
(right) in London during the Anti-Apartheid demonstrations in the 1980s. Photo: South African History Online

Africa mourns Jesse Jackson, a global change agent

A gregarious man with a mission, a complex personality, hard-nosed politician, he strode from the pulpits of politics to the precipice of the Oval Office, paving the way along…

Charm offensive: President Cyril Ramaphosa not only wooed the
United Nations, he also championed the Gaza cause and found time for
Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelenskiy (right). Photo: Anadolu/Getty Images

So far so good as Ramaphosa’s GNU nears the 100 day mark

Cyril’s away game can’t be faulted, like Mikel Arteta’s 2024 Arsenal, but with no red cards

Standard procedure: China’s flag flies in front of the New York Stock Exchange before Alibaba’s initial public offering.

NYSE scraps plan to delist China telecom firms

No detailed reason was given for the sudden reversal, which the exchange said came after “further consultation with relevant regulatory authorities”.

MTN is now the second biggest Nigerian company listed on the stock market. (Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters)

MTN’s Nigeria listing: View from the stock exchange floor in Lagos

"Half bread is better than none," says MTN Nigeria chairman

Elon Musk. (AFP)

Tesla: Musk’s tweet a bridge too far?

It is unlikely a Wall Street firm would risk backing Tesla in its desire to go private

Cunningham will be replacing Thomas Farley

New York Stock Exchange appoints first female president

​The New York Stock Exchange has named Stacey Cunningham as its 67th president, making her the first female leader in the NYSE’s history

Timing: Research is under way to test how predictable stock markets are and the results could assist investors.

Apply mathematics to the markets

Are financial markets predictable? Research being conducted at Wits is looking for patterns in the data.

Algorithms generated by computers that use artificial intelligence could revolutionise the buying and selling of stocks at bourses around the globe.

How machines can boost trading

A doctoral student describes how computers could improve operations at stock exchanges.

Occupy Wall Street protests foiled by authorities

Occupy Wall Street protests foiled by authorities

New York police have prevented protesters from shutting down Wall Street, arresting more than 200 people in repeated clashes.

‘Occupy’ camps stormed in LA and Philadelphia

Eviction thins ranks of anti-Wall Street protest

Less than two dozen Occupy Wall Street protesters have stayed over in a downtown park that had been home to hundreds before the city cleared the site.

Delta, Northwest to create world’s largest airline

Delta Air Lines will buy Northwest Airlines in the United States for more than -billion under a proposal unveiled on Monday to create the world’s biggest airline, as carriers…

Hundreds more flights cancelled in US

American Airlines has cancelled about 570 flights scheduled for Friday, raising to more than 3 000 the number this week it has grounded to reinspect the wiring on its MD-80 fleet…

JP Morgan to buy Bear, Fed opens lending to Wall Street

JP Morgan Chase set a deal to buy stricken rival Bear Stearns for a rock-bottom price, while the United States Federal Reserve expanded lending to securities firms for the first…

Stocks and dollar tumble while gold soars

Stocks tumbled on Thursday as investors recoiled following a further decline in the dollar, spikes in gold and oil prices and a warning that a Carlyle Group fund is near…

Massive oilfield a ‘new horizon’ for Brazil

A monster offshore oil discovery could help Brazil join the ranks of the world’s major exporters, but full-scale extraction is unlikely until 2013 and will be very expensive. The…

‘Retirement’ of Merrill chief causes jitters

Merrill Lynch parted company on Tuesdya with its chief executive, Stan O’Neal, leaving the investment bank’s leadership in a state of limbo and prompting unease on Wall Street.…