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PHANTOM SHARES

The Finance Ghost: Spar and Truworths show how ruthless retail gets when margins shrink

5 min

By The Finance Ghost

SARS HELM

From capture to compliance: the Kieswetter turnaround at SARS

8 min

By Neesa Moodley

World

UAE halts stock markets for two days after Iran strikes

1 min

By Reuters

THE CONVERSATION

South Africa’s carbon tax should stay — climate scientists explain why

5 min

By Britta Rennkamp, Andrew Marquard, Gina Ziervogel, Harald Winkler, Mark New, Melanie Murcott, Ralph Hamann and Wikus Kruger

LEGAL AI OP-ED

Can legal AI specialists survive their own success?

6 min

By Tristan Marot and Aalia Manie

By Christopher Rutledge

Budget 2026 and the inequality question we still avoid

5 min

26 February 2026

REFORM IMPERATIVE

Godongwana’s Budget holds hope for credit ratings upgrades, but it’s still a long haul

4 min

By Ed Stoddard

BUSINESS REFLECTION

After the Bell: Fixing SOEs but only one crisis at a time

4 min

By Stephen Grootes

CLIMATE TENSION

Rooibos exports soar even as climate stress squeezes Cederberg supply

4 min

By Hannah Abrahams

AMABHUNGANE

Mozambican group RGS ups stakes in court battle to counter Tongaat Hulett liquidation and rival consortium

9 min

By Sam Sole for amaBhungane

THE READINESS REPORT

Watch — What the budget means for your wallet

1 min

By Redi Thlabi

BUDGET 2026

Five Budget discussion documents to watch out for later this year

5 min

By Neesa Moodley

BUDGET 2026

What was promised in the Sona vs what Treasury funded

4 min

By Kara Le Roux

BUDGET 2026

The little economy that could...

By Rico

BUSINESS REFLECTION

Loaded for Bear: Pot smokers can once again raise a bong to the Budget

4 min

By Ed Stoddard

BUDGET 2026

Treasury pivots on SA’s turning point

5 min

By Lindsey Schutters

BUDGET 2026

Charting the 2026 Budget: From national debt to personal income tax

5 min

By Kara Le Roux

BUDGET 2026

Grants grow, SRD extended and Sassa tightens checks to cut fraud

3 min

By Neesa Moodley

BUDGET 2026

Government invests R893bn in manufacturing, SMEs and employment programmes

4 min

By Lindsey Schutters

BUDGET 2026

Read in full: Enoch Godongwana's Budget Speech 2026

16 min

By Enoch Godongwana

BUDGET 2026

Government scraps R20bn proposed tax increase for 2026

3 min

By Neesa Moodley

DM is much better if you are signed in...

PHANTOM SHARES

The Finance Ghost: Spar and Truworths show how ruthless retail gets when margins shrink

SARS HELM

From capture to compliance: the Kieswetter turnaround at SARS

World

UAE halts stock markets for two days after Iran strikes

THE CONVERSATION

South Africa’s carbon tax should stay — climate scientists explain why

LEGAL AI OP-ED

Can legal AI specialists survive their own success?

By Christopher Rutledge

Budget 2026 and the inequality question we still avoid

REFORM IMPERATIVE

Godongwana’s Budget holds hope for credit ratings upgrades, but it’s still a long haul

BUSINESS REFLECTION

After the Bell: Fixing SOEs but only one crisis at a time

CLIMATE TENSION

Rooibos exports soar even as climate stress squeezes Cederberg supply

AMABHUNGANE

Mozambican group RGS ups stakes in court battle to counter Tongaat Hulett liquidation and rival consortium

THE READINESS REPORT

Watch — What the budget means for your wallet

BUDGET 2026

Five Budget discussion documents to watch out for later this year

BUDGET 2026

What was promised in the Sona vs what Treasury funded

BUDGET 2026

The little economy that could...

BUSINESS REFLECTION

Loaded for Bear: Pot smokers can once again raise a bong to the Budget

BUDGET 2026

Treasury pivots on SA’s turning point

BUDGET 2026

Charting the 2026 Budget: From national debt to personal income tax

BUDGET 2026

Grants grow, SRD extended and Sassa tightens checks to cut fraud

BUDGET 2026

Government invests R893bn in manufacturing, SMEs and employment programmes

BUDGET 2026

Read in full: Enoch Godongwana's Budget Speech 2026

BUDGET 2026

Government scraps R20bn proposed tax increase for 2026