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EU removes SA and five other African countries from ‘high-risk’ finance list

DE-RISKED SA

EU removes SA and five other African countries from ‘high-risk’ finance list

By Ed Stoddard

Natale Labia

By Natale Labia

Under Emperor Trump all roads lead to inflation

13 January 2026

Regulator probe, public uproar spare 16,507 Discovery Health members from R125m billing error

THRESHOLD TURMOIL

Regulator probe, public uproar spare 16,507 Discovery Health members from R125m billing error

By Neesa Moodley

Chief executives’ 2026 outlook: AI, rate cuts and cautious optimism

VIEW FROM THE TOP

Chief executives’ 2026 outlook: AI, rate cuts and cautious optimism

By Kara Le Roux, Neesa Moodley and Lindsey Schutters

CES 2026 — a human-centric shift in tech amid AI overload

CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW

CES 2026 — a human-centric shift in tech amid AI overload

By Lindsey Schutters

After the Bell: Discovery Health gives you another reason to hate your medical scheme

UPDATED: BUSINESS REFLECTION

After the Bell: Discovery Health gives you another reason to hate your medical scheme

By Stephen Grootes

S&P sees looming copper shortages posing ‘systemic risk’ to global economy

COPPER CONUNDRUM

S&P sees looming copper shortages posing ‘systemic risk’ to global economy

By Ed Stoddard

Eskom’s ‘stayed’ court case shows double game duplicity on electricity trading

CREDIBILITY CHASM OP-ED

Eskom’s ‘stayed’ court case shows double game duplicity on electricity trading

By Chris Yelland

Will Glencore-Rio Tinto be the deal of 2026?

PHANTOM SHARES

Will Glencore-Rio Tinto be the deal of 2026?

By The Finance Ghost

Crossed Wires: Physical AI and the bloodied battlefield of autonomous vehicles

BUSINESS REFLECTION

Crossed Wires: Physical AI and the bloodied battlefield of autonomous vehicles

By Steven Boykey Sidley

SA parents paying premium cost for branded threads and basic pens

Back to school

SA parents paying premium cost for branded threads and basic pens

By Kara Le Roux

The great digital tax robbery - why SA must defy the US and tax Big Tech

DOUBLE STANDARDS

The great digital tax robbery - why SA must defy the US and tax Big Tech

By Lance Collop

South Africans raise a different glass as 2025 shows fragmented palates

DEZEMBA DECANTER

South Africans raise a different glass as 2025 shows fragmented palates

By Kara Le Roux

After the Bell: Who controls you, you or your phone?

BUSINESS REFLECTION

After the Bell: Who controls you, you or your phone?

By Stephen Grootes

Nestlé baby formula contamination hits South African shelves

TOXIN ALERT

Nestlé baby formula contamination hits South African shelves

By Kara Le Roux

Carnage: Absa PMI falls in December to lowest level since pandemic

FACTORY SWOON

Carnage: Absa PMI falls in December to lowest level since pandemic

By Ed Stoddard

SA maize futures at four-year lows, good news for inflation, mixed outcomes for farmers

KERNEL CRUNCH

SA maize futures at four-year lows, good news for inflation, mixed outcomes for farmers

By Ed Stoddard

Tunnel of Trump

CARTOON

Tunnel of Trump

By Rico

Analysis: Making sense of the maths behind the Renergen and Curro JSE exit

TAKING STOCK

Analysis: Making sense of the maths behind the Renergen and Curro JSE exit

By Lindsey Schutters

Loaded for Bear: Islamist insurgency, gas and drugs — Mozambique may be a red rag for Trump

BUSINESS REFLECTION

Loaded for Bear: Islamist insurgency, gas and drugs — Mozambique may be a red rag for Trump

By Ed Stoddard

2026 brings fewer tailwinds and tougher choices for SA investors

MARKET TURBULENCE AHEAD

2026 brings fewer tailwinds and tougher choices for SA investors

By Kara Le Roux