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Crossed Wires: The software industry’s Andromeda Strain — suddenly nothing is safe any more

BUSINESS REFLECTION

Crossed Wires: The software industry’s Andromeda Strain — suddenly nothing is safe any more

By Steven Boykey Sidley

Drought warning: El Niño on steroids is on the horizon

CLIMATE CRISIS

Drought warning: El Niño on steroids is on the horizon

By Ed Stoddard

Eskom the unlikely winner in jobs-saving five-year ferrochrome smelter agreement

INDUSTRIAL RESCUE

Eskom the unlikely winner in jobs-saving five-year ferrochrome smelter agreement

By Lindsey Schutters

Some 12,000 jobs in limbo as ferroalloys-Eskom standoff saga stretches to another day

ENERGY IMPASSE

Some 12,000 jobs in limbo as ferroalloys-Eskom standoff saga stretches to another day

By Lindsey Schutters and Ed Stoddard

After the Bell: Should you play with your money?

BUSINESS REFLECTION

After the Bell: Should you play with your money?

By Stephen Grootes

How to manage retirement income in a falling investment market

THE FINANCIAL WELLNESS COACH

How to manage retirement income in a falling investment market

By Kenny Meiring

South Africans shift into survival mode as essential costs reshape spending habits

COST-OF-LIVING CRISIS

South Africans shift into survival mode as essential costs reshape spending habits

By Neesa Moodley

Fuel for thought

CARTOON

Fuel for thought

By Rico

CPS ordered to pay Sassa R81.3m, but the balance sheet says good luck

PAPER VICTORY

CPS ordered to pay Sassa R81.3m, but the balance sheet says good luck

By Neesa Moodley

You can take more cash offshore — but tax and timing traps still lurk

PERSONAL FINANCE

You can take more cash offshore — but tax and timing traps still lurk

By Neesa Moodley

Latest forecast for SA’s winter rainfall regions shifts to drier gear

WEATHER WATCH

Latest forecast for SA’s winter rainfall regions shifts to drier gear

By Ed Stoddard

Moonlighting, money and morals in a looted health system

SPOTLIGHT

Moonlighting, money and morals in a looted health system

By Joan van Dyk

From the Karoo to the world – South Africa’s pistachio dream

GREEN GOLD GAMBLE

From the Karoo to the world – South Africa’s pistachio dream

By Neesa Moodley

After the Bell: Where does all the money go?

BUSINESS REFLECTION

After the Bell: Where does all the money go?

By Stephen Grootes

Natale Labia

By Natale Labia

Thirty years of bailouts leave the global economy more exposed than ever

7 April 2026

Wandile Sihlobo

By Wandile Sihlobo

Western Cape farmers face immediate challenge from Middle East war

7 April 2026

VBS Bank autopsy - court judgment: if you can't explain the cash, you have to pay it back

THE BIG CLAWBACK

VBS Bank autopsy - court judgment: if you can't explain the cash, you have to pay it back

By Neesa Moodley

ANALYSIS: Smoke, mirrors and Ramaphosa’s big trillion-figure investment goals

PLEDGE THEATRE

ANALYSIS: Smoke, mirrors and Ramaphosa’s big trillion-figure investment goals

By Ed Stoddard

Ferrochrome gets Eskom relief while manganese and silicon producers are left in the dark

INDUSTRIAL RESCUE

Ferrochrome gets Eskom relief while manganese and silicon producers are left in the dark

By Lindsey Schutters

Pampered pets, defence property make strategic investment sense for two different but compelling reasons

WHERE TO INVEST

Pampered pets, defence property make strategic investment sense for two different but compelling reasons

By The Finance Ghost

Crossed Wires: Autonomous weapons, agentic AI and the future of prompt warfare

BUSINESS REFLECTION

Crossed Wires: Autonomous weapons, agentic AI and the future of prompt warfare

By Steven Boykey Sidley