Currency’s best books of the year (so far)
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The sharp take on local government elections, the fuel levy, water rates and Bafana Bafana at the 2026 Soccer World Cup…
Lewis – can you believe it’s the JSE’s best-performing retailer?
Stiff credit charges helped bump up Lewis’s revenue and profits, but as a retail investment it is hard to beat…
Bye-bye outcry: 30 years since the pandemonium ended
The weaknesses of the open outcry system were legion, but so was the exhilaration. David Shapiro looks back on a long-gone JSE rite of passage…
The great rate switcheroo about to impact your cash
It’s time to bid Jibar goodbye and welcome Zaronia: the main new rate for South African loans, bonds and derivatives…
The playbook behind Africa’s fintech winners
Africa’s thriving fintechs didn’t overcome their constraints – they turned them into moats…
Your money habits aren’t really yours, but they are yours to change
Financial success is about behaviour – and most money habits are inherited. Here’s how to spot yours and rebuild them…
VODCAST: ‘JDV On Air’ – Kingsley Holgate on playing the long game
Adventurer Kingsley Holgate’s three decades of expeditions are a lesson in the most underrated force in investing: patience…
Pride Month’s R250bn customer test
South Africa’s LGBT+ market is worth at least R250bn a year. The real test for business isn’t the Pride campaign – it’s whether the systems…
The new old money: why gold feels modern again
Gold is not ‘back’, because it never really left. What has changed is the world around it.…
A post-GNU nightmare: Mashatile, Malema and MK
Where is South Africa headed politically? The good news is the GNU will hold until December 2027. After that, all bets are off…
More bread, less chocolate for slimmed-down Tiger
Three years of CEO Tjaart Kruger’s cost-cutting and disposals have left Tiger Brands with higher returns and margins…
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London this summer: the best places to stay, eat, shop and see
From design, to food, fashion and books, Currency brings you a round-up of what to do when you’re next in the city…
What we’re drinking this week: Lautus De-Alcoholised Sauvignon Blanc
Lautus Sauvignon Blanc is crisp, bright and properly polished – an alcohol-free bottle that doesn’t feel like a taste and enjoyment compromise…
Game, set, lunch: a luxe new way to watch the tennis in Joburg
Tennis fan? On the lookout for kindred spirits to enjoy the Roland-Garros and Wimbledon finals with? Look no further…
From ‘Waka Waka’ to ‘Waka Wobble’: a World Cup in search of its party
The global football extravaganza, set to kick off this month, is showing early promise of being a gloriously mad mess…
Ti Amo: why we love this Joburg bakery and restaurant
From its Sandhurst Shell garage shop to Parktown North’s new Nine Yards, bakery-restaurant-deli-neighbourhood spot Ti Amo is pure magic…
The Friday song (on a Sunday): ‘Paul’s Pal’ by Sonny Rollins
Mark Rosin’s tribute to Sonny Rollins, the jazz titan behind ‘Paul’s Pal’, ‘Saxophone Colossus’ and ‘Tenor Madness’…
Beyond photography: Standard Bank Art Lab honours Santu Mofokeng
A new exhibition in Sandton captures the creative range of the celebrated photographer. It’s an archive of memory, emotion and experience…
Eight questions for the interested and interesting: Dikelo Mamiala
By day a corporate type, by night a brilliant creative, Dikelo Mamiala on books, high school crushes and Doppio Zero…
What we’re drinking this week: De Wetshof Cherrystone Hill Pinot Noir
The De Wetshof Cherrystone Hill Pinot Noir is all about ripe cherry, delicate spice and easy, everyday pouring…
Dada fumbles new JAG board
The fracas around the gallery has reached the courts, with Webber Wentzel seeking to have the appointments of the governing committee set aside…
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