African banks score big in latest survey
African banks’ brand value rose $15.1bn last year, with South Africa’s Capitec up a cool 100%
Trade your view: What glitters is gold
From glimmer to glitter: with gold above $3,000 and uncertainty rising, is it time to add a gold ETF to your portfolio?
Rating the AGMs – how the old Barlow’s unbundlings stack up
It’s AGM season for the old Barloworld stable of companies; Spar and Nampak get top marks but the original scores a ‘fail’
With a US recession around the corner, where are the adults?
There will be a recession in the US, not because of inflation, Covid or the Ukraine – but because of the uncertainty Trump has
Trump and the shifting paradigm
Dissecting the Trump administration is complicated. But it’s clear the US no longer has the power, or money, to maintain its dominance
The budget that almost wasn’t – and maybe still isn’t
Godongwana may have said the right things about cost containment in his budget speech, but he lacked detail about cost-containment targets
Bring back the 90s to reset South Africa’s economy
South Africa is facing stage four economic cancer. But real reforms, tough choices, and strong leadership can set us right
Google’s R500m news payout: Fair or extortion?
South African regulators want Google to cough up for local media’s decline – but is it really to blame?
Diplomacy is not ‘The Apprentice’, Donald
The blunt approach taken by Donald ‘The Apprentice’ Trump is getting results – but true diplomacy with lasting solutions must be a lot more
US interest rates: What the charts say
If a key US indicator is to be believed, expectations are on the rise that interest rates could be edging higher