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Reform engine stalls at street level as municipal failures blunt SA’s progress

GROWTH TRAJECTORY

Reform engine stalls at street level as municipal failures blunt SA’s progress

By Neesa Moodley

Cleared for crash-landing

CARTOON

Cleared for crash-landing

By Rico

Why earning more is not enough to fix South Africans’ financial stress

MONEY HABITS

Why earning more is not enough to fix South Africans’ financial stress

By Neesa Moodley

Why Capitec’s latest results signal a much bigger threat to SA’s banks

BANK ON IT

Why Capitec’s latest results signal a much bigger threat to SA’s banks

By Neesa Moodley

Reporter’s Notebook — A Finnish mining operation is a stark contrast to SA’s mines

NORDIC DIVIDE

Reporter’s Notebook — A Finnish mining operation is a stark contrast to SA’s mines

By Ed Stoddard

Foreign direct investment — not just capital — is the game-changer SA urgently needs

ECONOMIC GROWTH OP-ED

Foreign direct investment — not just capital — is the game-changer SA urgently needs

By Martyn Davies and Yuwa Hedrick-Wong

China’s promise of duty-free access to SA fruit is a decade-long gamble

TRADE DYNAMICS

China’s promise of duty-free access to SA fruit is a decade-long gamble

By Peter Fabricius

Natale Labia

By Natale Labia

The Great Decoupling — why global markets are shrugging off war and fear

21 April 2026

Creecy calls for calm – can the dragons snapping at SAA’s heels be tamed?

BUMPY RIDE

Creecy calls for calm – can the dragons snapping at SAA’s heels be tamed?

By Lindsey Schutters

After the Bell: Have you thought about ditching your car yet?

BUSINESS REFLECTION

After the Bell: Have you thought about ditching your car yet?

By Stephen Grootes

Navigating turbulence — outgoing SAA chief John Lamola defends his legacy

RIGHT OF REPLY

Navigating turbulence — outgoing SAA chief John Lamola defends his legacy

By Lindsey Schutters

After the Bell: Audit alarm bells ring as SA’s watchdog finds too many rubber-stamp risk zones

BUSINESS REFLECTION

After the Bell: Audit alarm bells ring as SA’s watchdog finds too many rubber-stamp risk zones

By Neesa Moodley

Strategic pivot — Sibanye’s lithium play in Finland is a geographical masterstroke

ANALYSIS

Strategic pivot — Sibanye’s lithium play in Finland is a geographical masterstroke

By Ed Stoddard

Betting on probability — the growing stakes of gamifying finance

GAMBLING NATION

Betting on probability — the growing stakes of gamifying finance

By Lindsey Schutters

Crossed Wires: Space satellite rivalry intensifies as Amazon-Musk battle of the billionaires unfolds

BUSINESS REFLECTION

Crossed Wires: Space satellite rivalry intensifies as Amazon-Musk battle of the billionaires unfolds

By Steven Boykey Sidley

VBS saga bites again as Irba censures former KPMG partner Sipho Malaba

AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY

VBS saga bites again as Irba censures former KPMG partner Sipho Malaba

By Neesa Moodley

Why disciplined management teams keep delivering market-beating value for shareholders

WHERE TO INVEST

Why disciplined management teams keep delivering market-beating value for shareholders

By The Finance Ghost

Wandile Sihlobo

By Wandile Sihlobo

Is the world facing a food crisis?

19 April 2026

Standard Bank is discovering the extent of the cyberattack in the daily data dumps

Hack job

Standard Bank is discovering the extent of the cyberattack in the daily data dumps

By Lindsey Schutters

The Tongaat Hulett collapse threatening SA’s sugar industry master plan

BURIED RISK

The Tongaat Hulett collapse threatening SA’s sugar industry master plan

By Neesa Moodley

After the Bell: Canada has gone elbows up with its tourist boycott of US

BUSINESS REFLECTION

After the Bell: Canada has gone elbows up with its tourist boycott of US

By Ed Stoddard