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Draw the curtains

CARTOON

Draw the curtains

By Rico

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

OIL MARKET JOLTS

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

By Lindsey Schutters

Smart thinking — Minister Schreiber takes credit for Home Affairs’ bank ID card revolution

SERVICE WITH A SMILE

Smart thinking — Minister Schreiber takes credit for Home Affairs’ bank ID card revolution

By Lindsey Schutters

High court orders PIC board to reinstate CEO Patrick Dlamini

PUBLIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION

High court orders PIC board to reinstate CEO Patrick Dlamini

By Lindsey Schutters

Wandile Sihlobo

By Wandile Sihlobo

Why deepening intra-BRICS agricultural trade is essential for SA

4 August 2026

Natale Labia

By Natale Labia

Triple storm hits markets as Fed, AI bubble and FX interventions collide

4 August 2026

Of restaurants, memories and problems with the town council

AFTER THE BELL

Of restaurants, memories and problems with the town council

By Stephen Grootes

Treasury’s backward-looking Draft Crypto Asset Manual fails to tell the full story

ANALYSIS

Treasury’s backward-looking Draft Crypto Asset Manual fails to tell the full story

By Lindsey Schutters

Treasury again cracks transfers whip over errant municipalities

LINE IN THE SAND

Treasury again cracks transfers whip over errant municipalities

By Ed Stoddard

Woolworths' slowing sales show SA's upper-income shoppers tightening their belts too

WHERE TO INVEST

Woolworths' slowing sales show SA's upper-income shoppers tightening their belts too

By The Finance Ghost

Why I’m slowly, very slowly, becoming more wary of AI

AFTER THE BELL

Why I’m slowly, very slowly, becoming more wary of AI

By Stephen Grootes

SA’s radio spectrum revolution answers mobile network operators’ prayers

NETWORK BOOST

SA’s radio spectrum revolution answers mobile network operators’ prayers

By Lindsey Schutters

The Dlamini dilemma exposes fingerprints of suspended PIC CEO all over Harith’s Lanseria deal

PUBLIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION

The Dlamini dilemma exposes fingerprints of suspended PIC CEO all over Harith’s Lanseria deal

By Lindsey Schutters

Crossed Wires: Burning down the ivory tower — the plan to defund research universities

BUSINESS REFLECTION

Crossed Wires: Burning down the ivory tower — the plan to defund research universities

By Steven Boykey Sidley

Organic free-range eggs are not all they’re cracked up to be, study finds

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Organic free-range eggs are not all they’re cracked up to be, study finds

By Ed Stoddard

Western Cape’s driest July in decades hints at parched summer as El Niño looms

HOT TOPIC

Western Cape’s driest July in decades hints at parched summer as El Niño looms

By Ed Stoddard

GMOs and precision farming bring food prices down.

CONSUMER RELIEF

GMOs and precision farming bring food prices down.

By Ed Stoddard

Motor companies in Africa gear up to exploit its abundant sunshine

GREEN MOBILITY

Motor companies in Africa gear up to exploit its abundant sunshine

By Bonface Orucho

When fuel costs soar, flying habits become strangely elastic

After the Bell

When fuel costs soar, flying habits become strangely elastic

By Stephen Grootes

Business forums, civil engineers in sync over municipal first aid

SOLID PLANS

Business forums, civil engineers in sync over municipal first aid

By Lindsey Schutters

Cabinet moves swiftly with new PIC board, but political questions plague chairperson

PUBLIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION

Cabinet moves swiftly with new PIC board, but political questions plague chairperson

By Lindsey Schutters