Pick n Pay rejected an Esop call from unions

No retrenchments equals a swathe of brutal concessions

Shares surge 7% on labour deal, higher margins

Cosatu's factional battles mask a deeper crisis

The retailer has had to dig itself out of a deep financial hole, but unions are unwilling to play nice after years of management missteps

The SACP-ANC split could free the ANC from decades of ideological compromise – but whether it seizes the moment is another question

Without guardrails, capitalism rewards exploitation. Fair rules and labour protections can channel its energy towards planetary good

Mark your calendar – here’s the political and economic news to watch out for in the days to come

Fix the plumbing, slash the red tape and confront our hostile labour market: how to get South Africa back to real economic growth

You don’t need to stay in your lane, as some have suggested, to question why South Africa’s unemployment rate is so much of an outlier