By Mohamed Cassimjee

How the Middle East conflict is reshaping the multipolar global order

5 min

0

13 October 2026

CARTOON

From shock to chokehold

1 min

0

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R30 a litre — the fuel shock South Africans cannot afford

3 min

1

7 October 2026

GREEN DREAMS PIVOT

Short‑term relief from Strait of Hormuz tension is great for Sasol’s fragile recovery story

4 min

0

By Lindsey Schutters

PUMP SQUEEZE

SA motorists can’t escape the petrol price pain in September

3 min

1

By Lindsey Schutters

AFTER THE BELL

Sugar tariffs, pet food and fuel prices walk into a bar…

3 min

0

By Stephen Grootes

OIL MARKET JOLTS

Explainer: Why jet fuel and diesel are so vulnerable to price shocks

6 min

1

By Lindsey Schutters

By Natale Labia

US-Iran war has strengthened Tehran while boxing Trump into a corner

4 min

1

21 July 2026

CARTOON

Closed, But No Cigar

0

By Stephen Francis and Rico

WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST

‘Is the deal dead?’ Your questions on the Iran-US conflict answered

9 min

0

By J Brooks Spector

MIDDLE EAST CRISIS

Trump says interim accord to end war is ‘over’ after Iranian strikes

4 min

0

By Reuters

AFTER THE BELL

Being at the helm of a supermassive oil tanker and playing chicken

4 min

0

By Stephen Grootes

THE PARADOX OF DEFEAT

How losing the Iran war could be a win for the US

5 min

7

By J Brooks Spector

US POLITICS

Governance takes a back seat as Trump continues on his monumental march of folly

9 min

5

By J Brooks Spector

CARTOON

State of play

1

By Zapiro

SPONSORED CONTENT

The risk beneath the rally

3 min

0

By Ninety One

POLITICALLY AWEH

Why the petrol price exploded and the solution government is blocking

3 min

0

By Politically Aweh

GEOPOLITICS

BRICS members at odds over Iran war, but Lamola insists bloc retains solidarity

5 min

5

By Peter Fabricius

By Natale Labia

Economic strain, war fatigue converging to challenge decades of bipartisan US backing for Israel

4 min

3

5 May 2026

FUEL FOR THOUGHT

Riding the oil roller coaster — how high will petrol prices soar this time?

5 min

0

By Lindsey Schutters

By Natale Labia

As the Strait of Hormuz blockade continues, a food crisis looms

5 min

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29 April 2026