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Main South African ports weather storm of criticism ­– just as they’re getting better
RIGHTING THE SHIP

Main South African ports weather storm of criticism ­– just as they’re getting better

Much has been made of Cape Town and Durban’s poor showing in a global 2025 performance index, but some say their ranking is misleading as Transnet’s turnaround is slowly leading to improvements.

By Lindsey Schutters
COASTLINE UNDER SIEGE

Ocean scramble — inside the high-stakes battles for SA’s offshore hydrocarbons

By Lerato Mutsila
Ocean scramble — inside the high-stakes battles for SA’s offshore hydrocarbons
OPINIONISTA

SA’s bumper maize crop finds hungry Far East markets as harvest gathers pace

By Wandile Sihlobo
SA’s bumper maize crop finds hungry Far East markets as harvest gathers pace
CORPORATE RECKONING

Reporter’s Notebook: A poignant return to Marikana’s Saffy shaft

By Ed Stoddard
Reporter’s Notebook: A poignant return to Marikana’s Saffy shaft
BUSINESS REFLECTION

Crossed Wires: The vexed spectre of awarding legal personhood to AI

By Steven Boykey Sidley
Crossed Wires: The vexed spectre of awarding legal personhood to AI
Is it time for a closer look at Nedbank?
WHERE TO INVEST

Is it time for a closer look at Nedbank?

By The Finance Ghost
The hidden neuroscience behind workplace feedback
OPINIONISTA

The hidden neuroscience behind workplace feedback

By Freddie van Rensburg
The hidden strain in mid-corporate supply chains
SPONSORED CONTENT

The hidden strain in mid-corporate supply chains

By Nedbank
PIC’s Lanseria fight widens into governance storm over whistleblower claims
TURBULENCE AHEAD

PIC’s Lanseria fight widens into governance storm over whistleblower claims

By Neesa Moodley
A timely warning for travellers transiting through airports
PERSONAL FINANCE

A timely warning for travellers transiting through airports

By Neesa Moodley
South Africans know they must save, but debt and gambling keep raiding tomorrow’s money
PRESSURE POINTS

South Africans know they must save, but debt and gambling keep raiding tomorrow’s money

By Neesa Moodley
Retirement funds are stronger, but members still risk reaching old age without enough help
SYSTEM SHIFT

Retirement funds are stronger, but members still risk reaching old age without enough help

By Neesa Moodley
SPONSORED CONTENT

Yoco empowers small businesses with major platform update and first AI agent

By Yoco
Yoco empowers small businesses with major platform update and first AI agent
MARKET WATCH

JSE enforcement numbers show the real test of market trust

By Neesa Moodley
JSE enforcement numbers show the real test of market trust
AMABHUNGANE

Treasury’s procurement monster risks feeding the abuse it seeks to stop

By Caroline James
Treasury’s procurement monster risks feeding the abuse it seeks to stop
AFTER THE BELL

Backsliding in your weight-loss battle? There’s a judge to blame for that

By Stephen Grootes
SPONSORED CONTENT

The stock market that never sleeps: What tokenisation is really changing

By Binance
ANALYSIS

The hidden story behind Cape Town’s foreign property purchases

By Rebecca Davis
CARTOON

Xenophobia ticking time bomb

By Rico
What the DA can learn from Britain’s Labour Party in this post-Brexit world
OPINIONISTA

What the DA can learn from Britain’s Labour Party in this post-Brexit world

Liberal parties must reinvent themselves post-Brexit and Trump, embracing pragmatic economics while addressing voter concerns. The DA faces crucial choices to redefine its identity and mission.

By Natale Labia
GREEN GROWTH

Why biodiversity is becoming a core economic and investment issue

By Ntakadzeni Tshidada
ENERGY BOOST

Zululand Energy Terminal banks second anchor tenant to make LNG dreams a reality

By Lindsey Schutters
AFTER THE BELL

Is it really that hard to run cities, towns, sewers and coal trucks?

By Stephen Grootes
DISASTER PLANNING

UN launches unprecedented El Niño ‘anticipatory appeal’ as ‘Godzilla’ fears mount

By Ed Stoddard
Being at the helm of a supermassive oil tanker and playing chicken
AFTER THE BELL

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

By Stephen Grootes
Thomas Piketty think-tank unveils a global wealth shake-up plan
GLOBAL INEQUALITY

Thomas Piketty think-tank unveils a global wealth shake-up plan

By Ed Stoddard
To truly recover, SA must trade GDP statistics for inclusive growth
OPINIONISTA

To truly recover, SA must trade GDP statistics for inclusive growth

By Nhlanhla Hadebe
How existing investment structures could help close SA’s infrastructure funding gap
OPINIONISTA

How existing investment structures could help close SA’s infrastructure funding gap

By Thabo Khojane
SA’s transmission build opens a R440bn test for private capital and local industry
GRID GAMBLE

SA’s transmission build opens a R440bn test for private capital and local industry

By Neesa Moodley

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