Last week in this column, I wrote about the retailers and the Real Estate Investment Trusts as a great example of a value chain on display on the JSE. I particularly enjoy reading updates from companies at different points in the chain and seeing what the top-down and bottom-up views look like. This week, I’m looking at a different (but closely related) value chain: food retail and food producers.
Police are investigating whether a criminal syndicate may be systematically eliminating individuals connected to the 2022 murder of Emmanuel Mbense after a series of deaths involving key people of interest.
Students from Roedean, a prestigious Johannesburg-based girls’ school, have been slated for their alleged refusal to play tennis against Jewish opponents.
Although contractors have been appointed to restore operations at the dysfunctional Driftsands Wastewater Treatment Works, vandals and thieves are still targeting the critical municipal facility, stripping cables and equipment unimpeded.
Orlando Pirates coach Abdeslam Ouaddou wasn’t too pleased with the 4-1 scoreline that saw the stroll to the Nedbank Cup round of 16 at the expense of third-tier’s Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila (TTM) at Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday.
Herman Mashaba may put his name in the hat for Johannesburg mayor, pledging to tackle crumbling infrastructure, revive the inner city and collapse municipal entities. Referring to political opponents, he warned: ‘In a village when we come across a snake, we don’t just kill it, we burn it.’Herman Mashaba may put his name into the ring for Johannesburg mayor, pledging to tackle crumbling...
Former police reservist Wiandre Pretorius, who died by suicide, was a person of interest in the murders of Marius ‘Vlam’ van der Merwe and Emmanuel Mbense. Van der Merwe was killed outside his home in December, with Pretorius being the first to be questioned by police. He was also linked to Mbense’s murder, with police investigating a potential criminal syndicate eliminating its members. An...
Donald Trump’s second-term ‘America First’ policy has alienated Africa through punitive tariffs and racial rhetoric, inadvertently destroying American influence while driving the continent towards stronger alliances with China.
