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Blue landslide in US gives SA hope — but Trump still has sharp teeth
MOMENT OF TRUTH

Blue landslide in US gives SA hope — but Trump still has sharp teeth

Democratic control of the US Congress could help South Africa to repair its strained relations with Washington, but the cornered president retains power over foreign policy — and he may well use it.
By Peter Fabricius
POWER GUZZLERS

Cape Town data centre developers say objectors misunderstand the hustle

By Lindsey Schutters
Cape Town data centre developers say objectors misunderstand the hustle
Mind your business

New franchise models are expanding business ownership in South Africa and beyond

By Lindsey Schutters
New franchise models are expanding business ownership in South Africa and beyond
ANALYSIS

Agoa or not, the US needs SA’s platinum and other metals

By Ed Stoddard
Agoa or not, the US needs SA’s platinum and other metals
After the Bell

What the Results Operations Centre reveals about SA’s trajectory

By Stephen Grootes
What the Results Operations Centre reveals about SA’s trajectory
Investors will have the final say on Africa’s new credit rating agency
AFRICAN BUSINESS

Investors will have the final say on Africa’s new credit rating agency

By Bonface Orucho
Gathering AI storm clouds doom tech stocks to darkest day in a year
World

Gathering AI storm clouds doom tech stocks to darkest day in a year

By Reuters
Should young people still learn to code in the age of AI?
SPONSORED CONTENT

Should young people still learn to code in the age of AI?

By Investec
The IEC declared a ‘war on voting day queues’, did it win?
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS 2026

The IEC declared a ‘war on voting day queues’, did it win?

By Naledi Mashishi and Reitumetse Pilane
Riding the e-commerce buy now, pay later hype train while it lasts
PAYMENT MODELS

Riding the e-commerce buy now, pay later hype train while it lasts

By Lindsey Schutters
Loaded for Bear: Midterm elections spark relief as US voters embrace dawn of decency
BUSINESS REFLECTION

Loaded for Bear: Midterm elections spark relief as US voters embrace dawn of decency

By Ed Stoddard
How to protect your family finances when freelancing is your new full-time career
THE FINANCIAL WELLNESS COACH

How to protect your family finances when freelancing is your new full-time career

By Kenny Meiring
SPONSORED CONTENT

When peak season hits, who has your back?

By DPD South Africa
When peak season hits, who has your back?
STATES OF GOVERNANCE OP-ED

Can SA’s Public Service Amendment Act deliver better governance in Joburg’s Deep South?

By Shirley Govender
Can SA’s Public Service Amendment Act deliver better governance in Joburg’s Deep South?
Small Adjustment

Petrol price to drop only 1 cent, diesel by more than R1

By Ed Stoddard
Petrol price to drop only 1 cent, diesel by more than R1
After the Bell

The great financial squeeze — a new movie coming to your medical aid scheme

By Stephen Grootes
SPONSORED CONTENT

When investment innovation is really about access

By Laurium Capital
OPINIONISTA

Youth revolt sweeping Europe holds dire warning for SA

By Natale Labia
INSOLVENCY & LIQUIDATION

Business rescue — lifeline or delay tactic for struggling companies?

By Holly Munks
Leaving Agoa is a 3.4% tariff bump, not a door slammed on the US market
OPINIONISTA

Leaving Agoa is a 3.4% tariff bump, not a door slammed on the US market

South Africa’s graduation out of Agoa doesn’t mean the country won’t have any access to the US market. It will have access, but with slightly higher tariffs.
By Wandile Sihlobo
Troubled port

Transnet and foreign operator face scrutiny over backlog at Durban Gateway Terminal

By Holly Munks
OPINIONISTA

Losing Agoa isn’t a catastrophe — a botched response from Pretoria could be

By Redi Tlhabi
TRADE (DIS)AGREEMENT

What now? — Experts weigh in after Trump boots SA from Agoa

By Peter Fabricius
After The Bell

The wonderful and strange business of prognostication

By Stephen Grootes
The sewer still fouling the Cradle is emblematic of local government failure
Reporter’s Notebook

The sewer still fouling the Cradle is emblematic of local government failure

By Ed Stoddard
The fragile assumptions behind South Africa’s optimistic electricity outlook
POWER RISKS

The fragile assumptions behind South Africa’s optimistic electricity outlook

By Chris Yelland
El Niño threatens SA’s crops, but ample maize stocks cushion the blow
OPINIONISTA

El Niño threatens SA’s crops, but ample maize stocks cushion the blow

By Wandile Sihlobo
How SA property prices reflect municipal service delivery
REAL ESTATE & GOVERNANCE

How SA property prices reflect municipal service delivery

By Ed Stoddard
Crossed Wires: The internet’s technical debt is due, and we can’t pay
BUSINESS REFLECTION

Crossed Wires: The internet’s technical debt is due, and we can’t pay

By Steven Boykey Sidley

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