It’s a pandemic on its own. It’s glorified, but there is nothing glorious about it. It is a direct result of a capitalistic system that has siphoned value from labor to capital for a very prolonged period. A side hustle is a side job that one performs in addition to…

I didn't believe it. It started off as a simple observation. It's the type of observation you can quickly rubbish off and delete. But then it pops again, and you delete it again. Then it pops again and again, and you start researching. Women are angrier than ever before. Yes…

We are now officially on an interest rate hiking cycle. Interest rates, being just a number, can obviously rise forever, but the reality is they don't increase in perpetuity. There is a point when they become so high that nobody bothers borrowing at such a rate. This then informs the…

At least the Bantustans are not warring against each other. But they are not united either. They still need to be united. The unification of the Bantustans is long overdue. Unity is elusive. Unification, a concept slightly bigger than unity is even more elusive. Unification is the process of becoming…

Work is all we know, and nothing else. Work is all we do. The absence of work for human beings will be catastrophic (at first) as we have structured our lives around work, in all known human history. Robotics, Automation, and Artificial Intelligence will move the human race beyond human…

The answer is always no, it's not wise. It doesn't make sense. This is not an article on religion. This is an article on strong opinions, thought processes, and self-perception. It's an article on image creation. Some or most of the things that we have very strong opinions on are…

Mr. Tendai Biti has made several remarks on creating a $100 bn economy for Zimbabwe in a short space of time if the political party he represents gets into office. How probable is this goal? Is this just another lofty goal? Is it the usual delusional talk from politicians or…

Zimbabwe is a kleptocratic society. A kleptocratic regime is simply a thieving regime. Those in power or close to power use that power to embezzle the resources of the state. In a kleptocratic system such as the one in Zimbabwe, there is a direct link between societal status and…

Can the payroll ever be short-squeezed? We are about to find out. The job market is a market where labor is priced. Like any market, price discovery is a process. Payroll reflects the dynamics of a market for labor, and there is a lot going on in labor markets. We…