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Why sentiment should not decide the future of your former student flat

FINANCE WELLNESS COACH

Why sentiment should not decide the future of your former student flat

By Kenny Meiring

After the Bell: How many Joburg executives does it take to fix a pothole?

BUSINESS REFLECTION

After the Bell: How many Joburg executives does it take to fix a pothole?

By Stephen Grootes

Private hospital groups squeeze earnings from meagre patient growth

HEALTHY MARGINS

Private hospital groups squeeze earnings from meagre patient growth

By Neesa Moodley

SA’s hydrogen economy needs to hit the road or be left behind

FUNDING GAP

SA’s hydrogen economy needs to hit the road or be left behind

By Lindsey Schutters

Sarb hikes repo rate to 7% as Iran war bites and El Niño looms

MONETARY POLICY

Sarb hikes repo rate to 7% as Iran war bites and El Niño looms

By Ed Stoddard

Profit pressure

CARTOON

Profit pressure

By Rico

SA mining sector gatvol with DMPR over endless cadastre delay

THE LONG WAIT

SA mining sector gatvol with DMPR over endless cadastre delay

By Ed Stoddard

Investec bets on affluent South Africans as private banking growth engine

ZEBRA FINDS STRETCH

Investec bets on affluent South Africans as private banking growth engine

By Neesa Moodley

Ceres’ record-breaking storm fuels agriculture fears in Western Cape

DRENCHED

Ceres’ record-breaking storm fuels agriculture fears in Western Cape

By Ed Stoddard

‘DTIC is not anti-business,’ Parks Tau contends at post-budget vote briefing

POLICY MUSCLE

‘DTIC is not anti-business,’ Parks Tau contends at post-budget vote briefing

By Neesa Moodley

Natale Labia

By Natale Labia

Blockbuster AI IPOs: The possible end of the 15-year US equity market bull run

26 May 2026

Internal auditors are Africa’s early warning system against corruption, cyber risks and weak governance

GOVERNANCE GUARD

Internal auditors are Africa’s early warning system against corruption, cyber risks and weak governance

By Neesa Moodley

After the Bell: Maybe you’re born with it, maybe it’s Ozempic

BUSINESS REFLECTION

After the Bell: Maybe you’re born with it, maybe it’s Ozempic

By Stephen Grootes

To break records or break the bank? The cost of marathon perfection

PERFORMANCE PROFITS

To break records or break the bank? The cost of marathon perfection

By Lindsey Schutters

SA farmers can independently vaccinate their livestock against FMD, court rules

BIOSAFETY

SA farmers can independently vaccinate their livestock against FMD, court rules

By Daniélle Schaafsma

After the Bell: Pick n Pay — struggling uphill with the world’s best shoppers

BUSINESS REFLECTION

After the Bell: Pick n Pay — struggling uphill with the world’s best shoppers

By Stephen Grootes

Pick n Pay’s Sean Summers grapples with losses as restructuring efforts loom

THE INTERVIEW

Pick n Pay’s Sean Summers grapples with losses as restructuring efforts loom

By Lindsey Schutters

Gauteng’s inland port project derailed after court ruling goes unchallenged

LOGISTICS HUB

Gauteng’s inland port project derailed after court ruling goes unchallenged

By Anna Cox

Dis-Chem distances itself from shareholder Mark Saltzman as SAHRC probes racist posts

BRAND FALLOUT

Dis-Chem distances itself from shareholder Mark Saltzman as SAHRC probes racist posts

By Neesa Moodley

Three ways to grow: Investec, Spear Reit and Vukile Property Fund

WHERE TO INVEST

Three ways to grow: Investec, Spear Reit and Vukile Property Fund

By The Finance Ghost

Crossed Wires: Investment options for the proletariat — the rise of prediction markets

BUSINESS REFLECTION

Crossed Wires: Investment options for the proletariat — the rise of prediction markets

By Steven Boykey Sidley