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Tipping point — gatvol business leaders condemn Joburg’s decline and fall

TARNISHED CITY OF GOLD

Tipping point — gatvol business leaders condemn Joburg’s decline and fall

By Ed Stoddard

EVs start making business sense on South African roads, slowly

PLUG ECONOMICS

EVs start making business sense on South African roads, slowly

By Neesa Moodley

After the Bell: Why our pets are getting posher

BUSINESS REFLECTION

After the Bell: Why our pets are getting posher

By Stephen Grootes

Adcock Ingram unit referred to Competition Tribunal over alleged excessive pricing of dialysis products

DIALYSIS DISPUTE

Adcock Ingram unit referred to Competition Tribunal over alleged excessive pricing of dialysis products

By Neesa Moodley

Scopa finally lays criminal charges against former Road Accident Fund CEO Collins Letsoalo

AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY

Scopa finally lays criminal charges against former Road Accident Fund CEO Collins Letsoalo

By Lindsey Schutters

By Murshid Obaray

The SARS penalty trap — how institutional reporting errors punish blameless taxpayers

3 June 2026

The Rocky Horror Joburg Show

CARTOON

The Rocky Horror Joburg Show

By Rico

Public servants’ pension money — the R88bn question behind the PIC’s Isibaya portfolio

RETURN ON INVESTMENT

Public servants’ pension money — the R88bn question behind the PIC’s Isibaya portfolio

By Neesa Moodley

African fintech’s winning formula: Build for the constraint, not the fantasy

Business Maverick

African fintech’s winning formula: Build for the constraint, not the fantasy

By Neesa Moodley

Natale Labia

By Natale Labia

Gerrymandered America is heading towards constitutional crisis

2 June 2026

AI may be smart, but boards still carry the legal headache

DATA EXPOSURE

AI may be smart, but boards still carry the legal headache

By Neesa Moodley

After the Bell: Are we past the point of peak chocolate?

BUSINESS REFLECTION

After the Bell: Are we past the point of peak chocolate?

By Stephen Grootes

After the Bell: Jamie Oliver, keep the intrusive marketing out of my WhatsApp account

BUSINESS REFLECTION

After the Bell: Jamie Oliver, keep the intrusive marketing out of my WhatsApp account

By Stephen Grootes

SA’s foot-and-mouth disease vaccination drive is on an unprecedented scale, counters Minister Steenhuisen

BIOSECURITY

SA’s foot-and-mouth disease vaccination drive is on an unprecedented scale, counters Minister Steenhuisen

By Ed Stoddard

Crypto Corner: We’re no closer to figuring out what cyber assets are in SA

JUDICIAL CONUNDRUMS

Crypto Corner: We’re no closer to figuring out what cyber assets are in SA

By Lindsey Schutters

What Tiger Brands’ solid performance doesn’t say: jobs at risk, listeriosis unresolved

COMPANIES

What Tiger Brands’ solid performance doesn’t say: jobs at risk, listeriosis unresolved

By Lindsey Schutters

More petrol pain at the pump while diesel users get welcome relief

FUEL OUTLOOK

More petrol pain at the pump while diesel users get welcome relief

By Ed Stoddard

SA’s annual cannabis expo reflects a budding industry in a somewhat muddled landscape

ANALYSIS

SA’s annual cannabis expo reflects a budding industry in a somewhat muddled landscape

By Ed Stoddard

Crossed Wires: The SpaceX IPO — rigging the index

BUSINESS REFLECTION

Crossed Wires: The SpaceX IPO — rigging the index

By Steven Boykey Sidley

Pepkor and Lewis show retail riches hiding in plain sight

WHERE TO INVEST

Pepkor and Lewis show retail riches hiding in plain sight

By The Finance Ghost

History suggests a ‘Godzilla’ El Niño could be on our doorstep

WILD WEATHER

History suggests a ‘Godzilla’ El Niño could be on our doorstep

By Ed Stoddard