16+ hour, 37+ min ago   (809+ words) Campaign trail theatre or not, Trump’s proposal of paying every US adult $5,000 if the Republicans win the midterm elections tells us considerably more about Republican weakness than Republican strength Natale Labia writes on the economy and finance. Partner and chief…...

16+ hour, 54+ min ago   (445+ words) BRUSSELS, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney wants a closer relationship with the European Union and is exploring whether his country could become an "associate member" of the bloc, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. The EU, which…...

19+ hour, 11+ min ago   (733+ words) Kenya is facing a maize shortage, but it may not be able to receive any from South Africa. It’s not because of a refusal to supply, but owing to Kenya’s policy rigidities. This poses immense food security challenges for Kenyans....

1+ day, 30+ min ago   (1313+ words) Supermarkets and retailers leave very little to chance in their mission to maximise sales, according to two academics from North-West University, with strategies ranging from the careful placement of products and the use of coloured lighting, to two-for-one specials and…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (398+ words) SYDNEY, Sept 11 (Reuters) - A shortage of air traffic controllers caused flight cancellations and delays at Sydney Airport on Friday morning, the federal agency responsible for managing Australia's air traffic said, as probes continue into several recent near-misses at the airport....

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1074+ words) Over four generations and more than 100 years, a family of engineers and architects have left their mark on the built environment of Nelson Mandela Bay and South Africa. Last month, Daily Maverick invited readers to attend a tour of an…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1623+ words) Deon Snyman is a political theologian who has worked in community development for the past 35 years and currently serves as Managing Director of the Goedgedacht Trust. Thirty years ago, at the end of 1996, I came back to Nongoma after spending…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (957+ words) A body that decides who builds what across Cape Town – worth billions of rand a year – has quietly written itself free of term limits, withheld a legal opinion ratepayers paid for, and left a forged official document unexplained. Over three…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (513+ words) A Hong Kong court convicted Dow Jones, the publisher of The Wall Street Journal, on Thursday of attempting to block a reporter from becoming the head of a press union, but cleared it of unlawfully firing her. Journalist Selina Cheng…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (751+ words) Every day, a major African city depends on money moving. Commuters pay for transport to work. Parents settle school fees. Traders buy stock. A municipal contractor waits for an invoice to clear. A family checks whether money sent from abroad…...