Motoring

BMW’s new X2 is 2X as nice

By Wezile Bonani

The second generation of the model makes a bold and sporty statement on the road

Politics

Holy herb is a non-issue for most political parties

By Paddy Harper

National

Durban entrepreneur blazes through legal uncertainty in South Africa’s cannabis industry

By Des Erasmus

Thought Leader

Myths to test and lay to rest

By Paddy Harper

Huawei South Africa IT Day demonstrates how data can transform businesses

By Huawei Enterprise South Africa

Editor's Pick

Politics

IFP deputy president Inkosi Mzamo Buthelezi say the party is willing to go into coalition with ANC and EFF

By Lunga Mzangwe

Multi party coalition member are split on how they will handle a failure to get more than 50% of the vote

National

Hemp: From highs to new economic heights

By Aarti Bhana

One plant, so many uses – but misconceptions are keeping it on the back foot

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Business

Financial watchdog sinks teeth into Banxso investigation

By Lyse Comins

Investors have raised concerns that the parameters of the inquiry appear vague

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Thought Leader

Four years later: The early part of Covid-19 lockdowns was the weirdest of times

By Luke Alfred

The lockdown provided us with a prism through which we could look at our crazy lives and simplify them. It was a strange and special time

Myths to test and lay to rest

By Paddy Harper

Are the pollsters reflecting reality or is it a case of the tail trying to wag the dog?

SADC elections: Grassroots democracy must be deepened

By Sikhululekile Mashingaidze

The efficacy of the Southern African Development Community’s principles and guidelines hinges on the quality of democracy of its member states

‘Sunrise’ cannabis sector still to emerge in SA

By Myrtle Clarke

South Africa needs to take its place at the international table with other developing countries championing their historic uses of plant-based drugs

Friday

An exquisite musical twilight with Abdullah Ibrahim

Bringing Comic Con to Soweto

What’s on

It’s easy to reach rock Botton

Michelangelo scribble sells for $200 000 at New York auction

The Green Guardian

Concern over retrofitting coal-fired power stations to reduce pollution

By Mandisa Nyathi

The Life After Coal campaign has argued that carbon capture technology requires burning more coal, increasing greenhouse gas emissions and other harmful chemicals

Concern over retrofitting coal-fired power stations to reduce pollution

Eskom is not complying with the National Environmental Management Air Quality Act, which presents the threat of a number of coal power plants having to shut down in the next year. Photo: Waldo Swiegers/Getty Images