Peter was editor-at-large at Arena Holdings (formerly Tiso Blackstar Group) and editor-in-chief of Business Day, Financial Mail and ABC, the broadcaster of the Business Day TV, Home and Ignition television channels. He was editor of Business Day from 2001 until August 2012. His previous roles include editor: Financial Mail; editor: Business Report; UK news editor: Financial Times; and Madrid correspondent, Bonn correspondent, industrial correspondent: Financial Times. He describes himself as a media junkie, a die-hard Protea and Springbok fan and a hopeless Sharks supporter.
Cabinet’s fear of the unions means we’re screwed
OpinionTito Mboweni had a chance to ensure we wouldn’t get a Moody’s downgrade, and he fluffed it, as did Pravin Gordhan
Rassie’s Springboks are no pushover
OpinionSo, we’re in the final of the Rugby World Cup. Again. Brilliant. We got to the final in 1995 and 2007. We won both ...
Divided DA is doomed unless it heals itself
OpinionIronically, like the ANC, enemies Helen Zille and Mmusi Maimane have to put party unity before any other issue
The Guptas’ lives will unquestionably change for the worse
OpinionYes, they are still rich — but being designated global pariahs overnight will not be pleasant for the brothers Gupta
Don’t write Cyril off just yet
OpinionI have been suggesting for a while that October 2019 is going to be when we begin to see what President Cyril ...
Hey Boks, think outside the box to go all the way
OpinionI promise I’ll only do this once, but I have to write about the Rugby World Cup Springbok opening match against the All ...
Biko and ‘that politicising thing’
OpinionI decided to quietly commemorate Steve Biko’s murder by the apartheid security police 42 years ago by rereading his ...
Briquettes could bring bouquets for Mboweni
OpinionTime is running out.It is inconceivable that finance minister Tito Mboweni stands up in parliament in October to ...
Treasury blueprint positive step
OpinionI am easily amused, but I have not had as much fun reading a serious document in years as I have had poring over the ...
Focus on the economy, not race
OpinionDA has to grab the economic debate and run with it