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News Call in the diplomatic SWAT team March 6, 2025 by Tim Cohen South Africa’s high-stakes diplomatic gamble: can a delegation to the US defuse tensions? Read More
Economy & Markets·News Fear and tariffs at the G20 February 28, 2025 by Rob Rose Donald Trump threw a grenade into South Africa’s first meeting of the G20 finance ministers, with a threat of 25% tariffs for Europe Read More
Politics Why Trump hearts Elon February 12, 2025 by Vernon Wessels AI, tech and info wars shape US dominance as South Africa gets caught in the crossfire of Trump’s ambitions to Make America Great Again Read More
Economy & Markets·Opinion Hope is not a strategy in a new Trump world February 3, 2025 by Songezo Zibi Donald Trump is no joke. The unpredictability of his presidency is terrible for investment and policy planning – and SA is not immune Read More
Investing & Finance The holes in Parks Tau’s new BEE tax extraction plan January 24, 2025 by Ann Crotty What are the chances of getting the minister’s R100bn fund off the ground – let alone getting it to work effectively? Read More
Economy & Markets The SARB’s Trump headache January 24, 2025 by Vernon Wessels Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ policies threaten to stoke inflation worldwide. Investors and households better brace for fewer interest rate cuts Read More
Politics The exchange … with the Brenthurst Foundation’s Greg Mills January 24, 2025 by Giulietta Talevi It’s time to play a smarter game in our relations with the US if we want to prosper under Trump 2.0 Read More
Opinion·Politics South Africa and Iran: The love-in that Trump will be watching November 22, 2024 by Max du Preez Did the ANC receive a large amount of money from Iran to take the genocide case against Israel to the International Court of Justice? Read More