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%
MTN’s Monty Python moment
Despite posting a record loss for 2024, MTN’s shares are almost a quarter higher this year. Best hope the bad news really is out
Standard rides the lending wave
Standard Bank CEO Sim Tshabalala expects strong growth in loans to continue as households and businesses take heart from greater political stability
Mr Hazenile puts his foot in
Mines minister Gwede Mantashe has done his bit to worsen SA-US relations in a rambling off-the-cuff address at this week’s mining indaba
The exchange … with the Brenthurst Foundation’s Greg Mills
It’s time to play a smarter game in our relations with the US if we want to prosper under Trump 2.0
How Africa’s kleptocrats buy South African mansions
If there’s one industry which has played an underappreciated role in the dirty money industry, it is estate agents. “If somebody comes to an