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Middle East crisis disrupts trade, spikes costs and Cape route becomes shipping lifeline

IRAN REROUTE REALITY

Middle East crisis disrupts trade, spikes costs and Cape route becomes shipping lifeline

By Ed Stoddard

Tom Hestås

By Tom Hestås

The AI Doom Loop — why global economy is racing toward total structural collapse

5 March 2026

Cape Town Cycle Tour - don't puncture your budget

PERSONAL FINANCE

Cape Town Cycle Tour - don't puncture your budget

By Neesa Moodley

SRD grant, set for a ‘redesign’, falls R60 short of our list of basic food items

FOOD BASKET CHECK

SRD grant, set for a ‘redesign’, falls R60 short of our list of basic food items

By Lillian Roberts

Wandile Sihlobo

By Wandile Sihlobo

OBITUARY: SA agriculture mourns Gift Mafuleka, inspiring farmer and advocate for land reform

5 March 2026

SA’s biggest data centre ‘monster’ set to consume 25% of Durban’s electricity

POWER GUZZLER

SA’s biggest data centre ‘monster’ set to consume 25% of Durban’s electricity

By Tony Carnie

MTN’s Iran headache just got worse as sanctions, strikes tighten noose

POLITICAL BLOWBACK

MTN’s Iran headache just got worse as sanctions, strikes tighten noose

By Lindsey Schutters

Trump grenade

CARTOON

Trump grenade

By Rico

Loaded for Bear: Rio Tinto’s R8.5bn RBM investment shows confidence KZN social unrest has abated

BUSINESS REFLECTION

Loaded for Bear: Rio Tinto’s R8.5bn RBM investment shows confidence KZN social unrest has abated

By Ed Stoddard

Airlink answers to predatory pricing probe a decade in the making

SKYLINE SHOWDOWN

Airlink answers to predatory pricing probe a decade in the making

By Lindsey Schutters

After the Bell: Making predictions really is the future

BUSINESS REFLECTION

After the Bell: Making predictions really is the future

By Stephen Grootes

Wandile Sihlobo

By Wandile Sihlobo

Strong exports mask SA’s stubborn dependence on key food imports

3 March 2026

Natale Labia

By Natale Labia

Trump reshapes the rules of engagement leaving SA vulnerable to fallout

3 March 2026

High court orders Banxso’s final liquidation as investors face long road to recovery

INSOLVENCY BATTLE

High court orders Banxso’s final liquidation as investors face long road to recovery

By Neesa Moodley

After the Bell: When rockets fly, there's no place like home

BUSINESS REFLECTION

After the Bell: When rockets fly, there's no place like home

By Stephen Grootes

Winter Olympics blackout was the Canal+ opening salvo in the TV wars

TV WARS ANALYSIS

Winter Olympics blackout was the Canal+ opening salvo in the TV wars

By Lindsey Schutters

Wet winter forecast for southeast SA, southwest looks worryingly dry

WEATHER WATCH

Wet winter forecast for southeast SA, southwest looks worryingly dry

By Ed Stoddard

FSCA slaps ex-Steinhoff legal and treasury chief Grobler with R359m fraud fine

AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY

FSCA slaps ex-Steinhoff legal and treasury chief Grobler with R359m fraud fine

By Neesa Moodley

Middle East conflict: Oil and gold price surge will shock and awe SA

COMMODITIES CONFLICT

Middle East conflict: Oil and gold price surge will shock and awe SA

By Ed Stoddard

Revealed: Brian Molefe’s alleged State Capture era ‘slush fund’

SCORPIO

Revealed: Brian Molefe’s alleged State Capture era ‘slush fund’

By Pieter-Louis Myburgh

Crossed Wires: AI - The canary in the coalmine coughed and 4,000 jobs were lost

BUSINESS REFLECTION

Crossed Wires: AI - The canary in the coalmine coughed and 4,000 jobs were lost

By Steven Boykey Sidley