One partner speaks in terms of tokenomics and treasury strategy; the other speaks in terms of shock, generosity and dopamine.

One of the most interesting things about investing and participating in the markets is that you get to create a portfolio that reflects your personal risk vs reward requirements. Making this trade-off is a bit like mixing paint in pursuit of the perfect colour for your house: it’s all about understanding how the different colours behave together and what the result would be.

While Communications Minister Solly Malatsi started the much-needed internet licensing reform conversation quite poorly, he does have a point about realigning the Electronic Communications Act.

The South African Weather Service has warned of disruptive rain, severe thunderstorms and strong winds, which may lead to flooding of roads and damage to infrastructure in parts of Limpopo and damaging winds in Alexander Bay and Cape Columbine. Showers and some thundershowers can be expected in the Free State, North West and KwaZulu-Natal.

Dry, hot weather, strong wind that often changed direction and flammable alien vegetation complicated fighting the multiple wildfires that marked a devastating start to the new year in the Western Cape. Some of these blazes came threateningly close to towns such as Stanford and Hermanus.

Andrew Holtzhausen went from writing a matric maths exam to completing his finals from a hospital bed after emergency surgery.

Between the reign of Federer, Nadal and Djokovic and the rise of the new kids on the court, Sinner and Alcaraz, a generation of talented players has largely missed out on Grand Slam success.

When it comes to the endless wars of this world, it would seem that rather than us making the same mistakes over and over, we are refusing to see them as mistakes. After all, the reasons for war are cloaked in rationality.

Selectors have hedged their bets, and some SA20 stars won’t be at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which starts on 7 February and promises a month of exciting and highly competitive cricket.