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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

Voting for water

CARTOON

Voting for water

By Rico

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

After the Bell

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

By Stephen Grootes

Natale Labia

By Natale Labia

Youth revolt sweeping Europe holds dire warning for SA

3 November 2026

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

Small Adjustment

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

By Ed Stoddard

Business rescue — lifeline or delay tactic for struggling companies?

INSOLVENCY & LIQUIDATION

Business rescue — lifeline or delay tactic for struggling companies?

By Holly Munks

The wonderful and strange business of prognostication

After The Bell

The wonderful and strange business of prognostication

By Stephen Grootes

Wandile Sihlobo

By Wandile Sihlobo

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

2 November 2026

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

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

How SA property prices reflect municipal service delivery

REAL ESTATE & GOVERNANCE

How SA property prices reflect municipal service delivery

By Ed Stoddard

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

Troubled port

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

By Holly Munks

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

Did Datatec catch an AI tailwind or is it a breeze?

Investment Outlook

Did Datatec catch an AI tailwind or is it a breeze?

By The Finance Ghost

Binance hack is history’s biggest crypto heist and another warning sign

JUST ONE LAPTOP

Binance hack is history’s biggest crypto heist and another warning sign

By Lindsey Schutters

Fresh-faced appetite for alternatives — upscale beauty shakes up SA’s retail landscape

COSMETIC RECOVERY

Fresh-faced appetite for alternatives — upscale beauty shakes up SA’s retail landscape

By Holly Munks

Bitcoin turns 18 this weekend as the world economy gets drunk on cryptocurrency

CRYPTO CORNER

Bitcoin turns 18 this weekend as the world economy gets drunk on cryptocurrency

By Lindsey Schutters

Reserve Bank data paint mixed picture as inflation comes knocking

EXPLAINER

Reserve Bank data paint mixed picture as inflation comes knocking

By Holly Munks

Why are SA’s cannabis rules still up in smoke?

AFTER THE BELL

Why are SA’s cannabis rules still up in smoke?

By Stephen Grootes

Interest on your money in the bank may deliver less than expected after tax

THE FINANCIAL WELLNESS COACH

Interest on your money in the bank may deliver less than expected after tax

By Kenny Meiring

Treasury faces high-stakes battle on the road to social safety net grant reform

ANALYSIS

Treasury faces high-stakes battle on the road to social safety net grant reform

By Lindsey Schutters