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There’s a big orange asterisk on Trump’s latest 12.5% tariff on South African goods
ANALYSIS

There’s a big orange asterisk on Trump’s latest 12.5% tariff on South African goods

New tariffs apply to 60 US trade partners. South Africa (SA) was among the economies flagged for failures to prohibit forced labour imports and hit with the subsequent 12.5% – but not on oranges and nuts... and possibly cars.

By Lindsey Schutters
GOVERNANCE TURMOIL

David Masondo steps down as chair of embattled PIC ‘in the interests of stability’

By Daily Maverick
David Masondo steps down as chair of embattled PIC ‘in the interests of stability’
BUSINESS REFLECTION

Crossed Wires: Venture capital — where is all the money going?

By Steven Boykey Sidley
Crossed Wires: Venture capital — where is all the money going?
DIGITAL DEFICIT

Leader to laggard — SA mining is falling behind in the global technology race

By Ed Stoddard
Leader to laggard — SA mining is falling behind in the global technology race
WHERE TO INVEST

Fieldbars and fintech — Mr Price and Pepkor battle it out in retail rivalry

By The Finance Ghost
Fieldbars and fintech — Mr Price and Pepkor battle it out in retail rivalry
FSCA confirms 80 Eight uncovered and reported 2021 fraud after firm challenges R2.5m penalty
REGULATORY RESPONSE

FSCA confirms 80 Eight uncovered and reported 2021 fraud after firm challenges R2.5m penalty

By Neesa Moodley
Divided MPC holds rates for now, but sees upside risks to inflation
MONETARY POLICY COMMITTEE

Divided MPC holds rates for now, but sees upside risks to inflation

By Ed Stoddard
Lumepay launches institutional-grade cross-border payment solutions for African businesses
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Lumepay launches institutional-grade cross-border payment solutions for African businesses

By Lumepay
The stock market and the sad passing of the weekend
After The Bell

The stock market and the sad passing of the weekend

By Stephen Grootes
The hidden neuroscience behind workplace feedback
OPINIONISTA

The hidden neuroscience behind workplace feedback

By Freddie van Rensburg
Wikipedia cited in R411m PIC arbitration despite evidence of double-counted Lanseria airport income streams
AIRPORT ARITHMETIC

Wikipedia cited in R411m PIC arbitration despite evidence of double-counted Lanseria airport income streams

By Neesa Moodley
Chamber’s bold bet on Nelson Mandela Bay already winning over local industry
MADE IN THE BAY

Chamber’s bold bet on Nelson Mandela Bay already winning over local industry

By Kyran Blaauw
SPONSORED CONTENT

RMB wins multiple accolades at the Euromoney Awards, including Africa’s Best Investment Bank

By Rand Merchant Bank
RMB wins multiple accolades at the Euromoney Awards, including Africa’s Best Investment Bank
Hope floats

Renergen’s helium ambitions soar with new Nasdaq listing and ASP Isotopes merger

By Lindsey Schutters
Renergen’s helium ambitions soar with new Nasdaq listing and ASP Isotopes merger
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

Iran War drives June CPI to 5.0% — rate hike likely this week

By Ed Stoddard
Iran War drives June CPI to 5.0% — rate hike likely this week
CARTOON

The Bok and the Beautiful

By Rico
SPONSORED CONTENT

Standard Bank celebrates Sikuvile Journalism Awards winners

By Standard Bank
Power Guzzlers

Inside Cape Town’s deal turning golf fairways into a giant data hub

By Lindsey Schutters
SETTLEMENT MYSTERY

PIC paid another R21m after arbitration award was certified settled in full, PwC finds

By Neesa Moodley
Business — do you really want to keep it in the family?
After the bell

Business — do you really want to keep it in the family?

Working with family can be rewarding but also challenging. Recent board resignations at Dis-Chem and Bell Equipment reveal the complexities of family-owned businesses.

By Stephen Grootes
MUDDY MONEY TRAIL

Sekunjalo pulls plug on Independent Media amid murky R5.2bn investment claim

By Neesa Moodley
PUBLIC WARNING

Check your financial records if you used 80 Eight or Ela Asset Management

By Neesa Moodley
OPINIONISTA

SA is optimising for the wrong economy — it needs to own ideas, not export rocks

By Thomas Brennan
ANALYSIS

Morero chose denial over transparency about Joburg’s fiscal crisis

By Lindsey Schutters
PIC management failed to alert board to FSCA requests over whistleblower matter, Masondo says
IN THE DARK

PIC management failed to alert board to FSCA requests over whistleblower matter, Masondo says

By Neesa Moodley
Commodity markets at boiling point — how unprecedented El Niño threatens agriculture, food security
EXTREME WEATHER

Commodity markets at boiling point — how unprecedented El Niño threatens agriculture, food security

By Ed Stoddard
US-Iran war has strengthened Tehran while boxing Trump into a corner
OPINIONISTA

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

By Natale Labia
Long battle for SA carmakers to reach top of the pile again
INDUSTRIALISATION

Long battle for SA carmakers to reach top of the pile again

By Lindsey Schutters
Will I ever come to love the beautiful game?
AFTER THE BELL

Will I ever come to love the beautiful game?

By Stephen Grootes

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