Of prophetic wisdom and memory, of endings and the end of the world: the vision of December 21, 2012 forebodes destruction and a bleak nothingness.

A biography in bites. His life story has danger and intrigue, success and glory, but it’s uncertain exactly what path Zuma will forge as president of South Africa.

Jonny Wilkinson looks back at what worked then, and explains why Barack Obama’s stimulus package is the right way to go.

South Africa’s upcoming election brings small change for now: The ANC will win, the DA will likely take the Western Cape, and COPE will do well to grab 15% of the national vote. The difference between this election and the previous three is that there’s a generation of young South Africans who have grown up post-94, and will be voting that way, too. South African politics is slowly maturing, and it’ll come of age yet. The irony is that some politicians may never do the same.

Love it, hate it, fear it. The financial trading system is in crisis and people are freaking out. But is it possible to change the system? And if it were, would you want to?