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Natale Labia

By Natale Labia

Trump has blinked but the economic damage has been done

11 March 2026

‘No immediate risk’ of fuel shortages in SA, most oil imports from Nigeria

MIDDLE EAST FALLOUT

‘No immediate risk’ of fuel shortages in SA, most oil imports from Nigeria

By Ed Stoddard

SA’s next big SOE crisis threatens to blow a R400bn hole in the fiscus

ROAD ACCIDENT FUND ANALYSIS

SA’s next big SOE crisis threatens to blow a R400bn hole in the fiscus

By Greg Ardé

South Africa has a detailed nuclear roadmap, with a few potholes

POWER PLANS

South Africa has a detailed nuclear roadmap, with a few potholes

By Lindsey Schutters

After the Bell: Where are Trump’s indicators?

BUSINESS REFLECTION

After the Bell: Where are Trump’s indicators?

By Stephen Grootes

The chilling business of SA’s luxury scoop

GLACIAL GAINS

The chilling business of SA’s luxury scoop

By Kara Le Roux

SA economy, stuck in the slow lane, grows a pathetic 1.1% in 2025

UPHILL ROAD

SA economy, stuck in the slow lane, grows a pathetic 1.1% in 2025

By Ed Stoddard

After the Bell: Mzansi — a nation in search of accountability

BUSINESS REFLECTION

After the Bell: Mzansi — a nation in search of accountability

By Stephen Grootes

Chaos precinct: How traders from Ethiopia have remade downtown Jozi

TRANSNATIONAL TRADE

Chaos precinct: How traders from Ethiopia have remade downtown Jozi

By Bridget Hilton-Barber

Rate hike on the cards as oil breaches $110, rand tanks to 3-month low

Business Maverick

Rate hike on the cards as oil breaches $110, rand tanks to 3-month low

By Ed Stoddard

Eastern platinum belt peace boosts mining output, investment confidence

STABILITY PAYS

Eastern platinum belt peace boosts mining output, investment confidence

By Ed Stoddard

The space economy: Suddenly everyone wants to go back to the moon

CROSSED WIRES

The space economy: Suddenly everyone wants to go back to the moon

By Steven Boykey Sidley

Wandile Sihlobo

By Wandile Sihlobo

Western Cape farmers ride uneven recovery as tariffs, disease and weather bite

8 March 2026

Phantom Shares: The Shoprite vs Woolworths battle, where efficiency vs pricing power

INVESTMENT INSIGHT

Phantom Shares: The Shoprite vs Woolworths battle, where efficiency vs pricing power

By The Finance Ghost

Michael Gering

By Michael Gering

How marginal abatement turns limited capital into self-funding projects

8 March 2026

Women farmers don’t need charity but support to unlock Africa’s R13.2-trillion smallholder potential

SEED SOVEREIGNTY OP-ED

Women farmers don’t need charity but support to unlock Africa’s R13.2-trillion smallholder potential

By Carl Manlan

Eskom learnt some hard JET lessons when it shut Komati

POWER PROJECT

Eskom learnt some hard JET lessons when it shut Komati

By Lindsey Schutters

Noxolo Mfocwa

By Noxolo Mfocwa

SA’s petroleum regulator cannot be both promoter and referee

6 March 2026

Showmax is dead — here’s the maths that killed it

MULTIBILLION-RAND BURN

Showmax is dead — here’s the maths that killed it

By Lindsey Schutters

After the Bell: Canal+’s super-app promises one subscription, ending the family streaming wars

BUSINESS REFLECTION

After the Bell: Canal+’s super-app promises one subscription, ending the family streaming wars

By Stephen Grootes

PGM rebound is real — a big boost to SA economy and Treasury

PLATINUM WINDFALL

PGM rebound is real — a big boost to SA economy and Treasury

By Ed Stoddard