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South Africa’s crypto industry draws a line in the capital flow sand

CRYPTO CORNER

South Africa’s crypto industry draws a line in the capital flow sand

By Lindsey Schutters

State development finance institutions push for bright post-austerity future

BUILDING A NATION

State development finance institutions push for bright post-austerity future

By Lindsey Schutters

Fretting about fintech while AI transforms lending and creates new risks

AFTER THE BELL

Fretting about fintech while AI transforms lending and creates new risks

By Stephen Grootes

SA goes boldly into space race despite technical black holes

TREKKIE TOWN

SA goes boldly into space race despite technical black holes

By Lindsey Schutters

Wandile Sihlobo

By Wandile Sihlobo

Drought-hit Kenya should lift ban on GMO maize imports to prioritise its food security

13 September 2026

Natale Labia

By Natale Labia

The $1.2-trillion desperation play — why Trump’s $5,000 midterm ‘bribe’ will backfire

13 September 2026

Mark Barnes

By Mark Barnes

Stop funding failure: Why SA’s utilities need a radical economic reset

13 September 2026

Crossed Wires: Farewell Nobel prizes — is AI disrupting scientific discovery and ownership?

BUSINESS REFLECTION

Crossed Wires: Farewell Nobel prizes — is AI disrupting scientific discovery and ownership?

By Steven Boykey Sidley

Growthpoint has a V&A Waterfront valuation problem

WHERE TO INVEST

Growthpoint has a V&A Waterfront valuation problem

By The Finance Ghost

Apple’s gamble — the iPhone now folds — and SA’s digital divide just widened

DYNAMIC DUO

Apple’s gamble — the iPhone now folds — and SA’s digital divide just widened

By Lindsey Schutters

We don’t talk anymore — the case for voice calls in a text age

AFTER THE BELL

We don’t talk anymore — the case for voice calls in a text age

By Stephen Grootes

France’s Champagne deficit presents golden opportunity for SA’s Cap Classique

BUBBLES UP

France’s Champagne deficit presents golden opportunity for SA’s Cap Classique

By Lindsey Schutters

Tractor torque

CARTOON

Tractor torque

By Rico

We’re still standing — SA’s GDP contracted, but this does not a recession make

MACROECONOMICS

We’re still standing — SA’s GDP contracted, but this does not a recession make

By Lindsey Schutters

Rooftop solar showdown — Why Eskom threats have no power

‘barking up the wrong tree’

Rooftop solar showdown — Why Eskom threats have no power

By Chris Yelland

Sun International and the high-stakes trend defining our time

AFTER THE BELL

Sun International and the high-stakes trend defining our time

By Stephen Grootes

Natale Labia

By Natale Labia

When bond yields get too high: The risk to AI and global markets

8 September 2026

‘Sex worker? No, I’m an adult content creator’ — inside SA’s R6bn OnlyFans boom

Shadow economy

‘Sex worker? No, I’m an adult content creator’ — inside SA’s R6bn OnlyFans boom

By Lindsey Schutters

Springboks, Shoprite CEO understand the power of making supporters feel part of the team

AFTER THE BELL

Springboks, Shoprite CEO understand the power of making supporters feel part of the team

By Stephen Grootes

R739m sponsorship power play — the Boks are a big-bucks business

HIGH-FLYERS

R739m sponsorship power play — the Boks are a big-bucks business

By Lindsey Schutters

Nigeria’s Dangote oil refinery signs IPO documents before landmark share sale

Africa rising

Nigeria’s Dangote oil refinery signs IPO documents before landmark share sale

By By Reuters