The exit interview … with Astral’s Chris Schutte
Astral’s Chris Schutte is a straight-talking CEO. He spoke to Currency about chickens, John Steenhuisen and doing business in SA
Mbalula’s Marie Antoinette moment
Another ANC anniversary, another year of caviar and empty promises.
Treasury vs investors: Is the state coming for your unit trust?
Proposed tax changes for local unit trusts could raise costs for investors, hurt savings, and impact the economy
McKinsey’s rehabilitation tour bombs
McKinsey’s $122m US settlement for state capture in South Africa is drawing sharp criticism from critics, who say it’s pocket change for the consulting
These are South Africa’s priciest schools for 2025
Elite schools will breach new thresholds in 2025, with nine day schools charging more than R200,000 a year and one boarding school surpassing R400,000
Robo premier: Lesufi’s laughable new low
About 150 of the Gauteng province’s 400 traffic intersections aren’t working. The answer: get someone else to fix them
Finally, errant municipal officials must pay back the money
Another day, another story of dodgy government contracts. Local government contracts, to be more specific. The scene is Nelson Mandela Bay, 2014. As court
House arrest: How the GEPF lost out
The Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) claims its 4.9% return for 2024 is “satisfactory”. It’s not. With too much of its portfolio invested in
‘Ramaphosa must intervene in Mozambique crisis’
As the threat of violence hangs heavy over Maputo, rights group the Center for Democracy and Human Rights has hit out at President Cyril
Why inflation stays high: Politicians can’t grasp economic realities
The late Tito Mboweni, followed by Gill Marcus and now Lesetja Kganyago, all had one key instruction from the government: tackle inflation. And all