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Watch – Are hackers holding our local government to ransom?

VIDEO

Watch – Are hackers holding our local government to ransom?

By Lindsey Schutters

‘Like trying to repair an aeroplane in mid-air’: Steenhuisen on foot-and-mouth struggle

BIOSECURITY

‘Like trying to repair an aeroplane in mid-air’: Steenhuisen on foot-and-mouth struggle

By Ed Stoddard

Uphill (economic) battle

CARTOON

Uphill (economic) battle

By Rico

Minister Creecy reaches into the past to plan for the Road Accident Fund’s future

BENEFIT SCHEME

Minister Creecy reaches into the past to plan for the Road Accident Fund’s future

By Lindsey Schutters

Employers should not reach for retrenchments too quickly as oil shock squeezes workers

RETURN OF HYBRID WORK

Employers should not reach for retrenchments too quickly as oil shock squeezes workers

By Neesa Moodley

Crossed Wires: Data centres in space — foolhardy or visionary?

BUSINESS REFLECTION

Crossed Wires: Data centres in space — foolhardy or visionary?

By Steven Boykey Sidley

Busani Ngcaweni

By Busani Ngcaweni

The Treasury cannot criticise an audit regime built on its own regulations

12 May 2026

SA game makers are levelling up financial literacy and entrepreneurship education

MONEY PLAY

SA game makers are levelling up financial literacy and entrepreneurship education

By Neesa Moodley

Natale Labia

By Natale Labia

Starmer and Ramaphosa are becoming the problem they promised to fix

12 May 2026

Iran war and automation revolution set to steal even more SA jobs

ANALYSIS

Iran war and automation revolution set to steal even more SA jobs

By Ed Stoddard

After the Bell: Beyers vs Woolies — Bagattini steps into the ring

BUSINESS REFLECTION

After the Bell: Beyers vs Woolies — Bagattini steps into the ring

By Stephen Grootes

Unemployment rate rises 1.3 percentage points to 32.7%

NEWSFLASH

Unemployment rate rises 1.3 percentage points to 32.7%

By Ed Stoddard

Yuresh Maharaj’s balancing act at the centre of Standard Bank’s insurance ambitions

THE INTERVIEW

Yuresh Maharaj’s balancing act at the centre of Standard Bank’s insurance ambitions

By Neesa Moodley

Boxer posts knockout debut results as Pick n Pay readies in-store cuts

LABOUR OVERHAUL

Boxer posts knockout debut results as Pick n Pay readies in-store cuts

By Lindsey Schutters

After the Bell: The growing overlap between phone networks and banks

BUSINESS REFLECTION

After the Bell: The growing overlap between phone networks and banks

By Stephen Grootes

SA’s agriculture is growing, but is it working for everyone?

DUAL ECONOMY

SA’s agriculture is growing, but is it working for everyone?

By Tinashe Kapuya and Wandile Sihlobo

Hillside Aluminium marks 30 years — a poignant reminder of a bygone industrial era

STAYING POWER

Hillside Aluminium marks 30 years — a poignant reminder of a bygone industrial era

By Ed Stoddard

Analysis: Morero is right, Joburg is not legally insolvent — it is in crisis

READING BETWEEN THE LINES

Analysis: Morero is right, Joburg is not legally insolvent — it is in crisis

By Lindsey Schutters

Five good news stories on the JSE

WHERE TO INVEST

Five good news stories on the JSE

By The Finance Ghost

Wandile Sihlobo

By Wandile Sihlobo

Global food prices nudge up, but we are not at crisis levels

10 May 2026

Inside Eskom’s tainted R21bn diesel contract

AMABHUNGANE

Inside Eskom’s tainted R21bn diesel contract

By Susan Comrie and Sam Sole for amaBhungane