Loose Canon 💥 I’m going to buy SpaceX; I’m pretty sure I’ll regret it

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Podcast 📣 The Great South African Reboot

Merchant banker Mark Barnes and journalist Tim Cohen discuss changes galore with Special Guest! the leader of RizeMzanzi and chair of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts Songezo Zibi.

By Tim Cohen · Apr 22, 2026

Loose Canon💥 Bang bang, you’re a revolutionary - Malema, manhood and the politics of getting your gun off

I know this qualifies as an opera scored for the world’s smallest violin, but it really is tough being a man

By Tim Cohen · Apr 19, 2026

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Podcast 📣 Can the DA be South Africa’s largest party?

Can the DA be South Africa’s largest party?Merchant banker Mark Barnes and journalist Tim Cohen discuss this question, only somewhat cynically, with special guest Ryan Coetzee.

By Tim Cohen · Apr 15, 2026

Loose Canon💥 History is the nation’s favourite bedtime story

One of the biggest problems with how history is taught at school is that it's very backward looking. Seriously. 

By Tim Cohen · Apr 12, 2026

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Podcast 📣 The War and the Markets

What will the effects and consequences be for the conflicts developing in the Middle East? Big questions!

By Tim Cohen · Apr 8, 2026

Loose Canon💥 The dagger is back on the table: the return of Machiavelli

Why has assassination has wandered back into respectability - if it actually has.

By Tim Cohen · Apr 6, 2026

Podcast 📣 Motsepe for President!

Investment banker Mark Barnes and Currency’s Tim Cohen. They gallop through the week’s events, offering thoughts, opinions, and perspectives on South African and international affairs.

By Tim Cohen · Apr 1, 2026

Loose Canon💥 Nations that build and nations that brood - South Africa and the burden of living in the past tense.

If its true that life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards, why is South African so stuck in the past?

By Tim Cohen · Mar 29, 2026