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Sponsored How to secure intergenerational wealth April 25, 2025 by Sanlam Private Wealth Wealth, once earned, needs to be preserved. Learn how South African families can build legacies that last through smart planning and financial wisdom.…
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Investing & Finance Capitec lets loose April 24, 2025 by TJ Strydom Opening up on credit, investing big in tech and paying out more cash: Capitec is on a roll…
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Investing & Finance How I spend my currency … with Jean Pierre Verster April 23, 2025 by Nelisiwe Shomang The hedge fund manager on shorting shares, the problem with the dopamine rush, and how to build wealth…
Investing & Finance Healing your money trauma April 23, 2025 by Giulietta Talevi We all carry money baggage. Recognising your financial trauma can help you stop self-sabotaging – and start making the right choices…
Investing & Finance Smart money tips from your first payslip to the last April 23, 2025 by Vernon Wessels Ninety One and Ashburton share smart strategies for reaching your financial goals and avoiding costly mistakes. In a nutshell: start and stay…
Energy & ESG Motsepe’s ARC accused of ‘despicable’ bid to mine national park April 22, 2025 Rob RoseandGiulietta Talevi A lengthy fight between the WWF and African Rainbow Capital has taken a new twist over a brazen attempt to mine inside the West Coast National…
Energy & ESG Elliott makes a mint as Big Oil wrestles with identity crisis April 22, 2025 by Rob Rose Critics who argued the commitment of energy giants to renewables was greenwashing will feel vindicated by their haste in pivoting back to oil…
Energy & ESG Why fund managers need to become more active April 22, 2025 by Ann Crotty If active managers don’t challenge weak boards, governance will keep going downhill…
Politics Is ANC support below the DA? Well sort of, but not really … April 17, 2025 by Rob Rose The startling findings of new opinion polls require deeper interrogation. But they leave no doubt that the age of ANC impunity is over…
Opinion·Pleasure The garage at the end of the world April 17, 2025 by Jono Hall What a storage unit in Brakpan taught Jono Hall about choice…
Pleasure Eight questions for the interested and interesting: Seth Shezi April 17, 2025 by Sarah Buitendach Creative polymath Seth Shezi dishes on his favourite dishes, artworks and an iconic 90s music group…
Pleasure What we’re drinking this week: Waterford’s Cuvée Argot and Cuvée Koffi Irish malts April 17, 2025 by Sarah Buitendach Discover the contrast and craft of two standout Irish single malts – Cuvée Koffi and Cuvée Argot – now available at Woolworths WCellar…
Pleasure Egg-cellent! We rate this year’s best (and worst) Easter chocolates April 14, 2025 Jo BuitendachandSarah Buitendach After sampling everything from creamy classics to crunchy catastrophes, the Currency gogos didn’t sugar-coat their chocolate opinions…
Pleasure We review: ‘Ernest Cole: Lost and Found’ April 11, 2025 by Jo Buitendach Currency reviews an important new documentary about one South Africa’s most iconic photographers…
Pleasure Cool cats, canines and Currency crew – it’s competition time! April 11, 2025 by Sarah Buitendach It’s World Pet Day, which means we’re celebrating our cuddly critters – and yours – with a win from Woolies…
Pleasure Eight questions for the interested and interesting: Connie Motshumi April 11, 2025 by Sarah Buitendach The acclaimed former head of comms for the Premier Soccer League on her new work life, loves and a dash of home styling…
Pleasure What we’re drinking this week: Diemersdal The Globe Sauvignon Blanc April 11, 2025 by Sarah Buitendach This wine is being made in the most revolutionary manner, and it’s delicious…
Art & Culture·Pleasure Art of the week: Lady Skollie’s ‘Madi, Madi’ April 10, 2025 by Sarah Buitendach Lady Skollie’s new exhibition offers a sharp, smart and appealing look at the topic of money…
Pleasure The six series you need to binge right now April 4, 2025 by Jo Buitendach Hit the couch this weekend, and possibly don’t leave it at all, thanks to these six excellent shows…
1 Investors flee amid Aspen’s contract horror April 24, 2025 A major contract dispute will slash Aspen's profits. Investors are…
2 Motsepe’s ARC accused of ‘despicable’ bid to mine national park April 22, 2025 A lengthy fight between the WWF and African Rainbow Capital…
3 How I spend my currency … with Jean Pierre Verster April 23, 2025 The hedge fund manager on shorting shares, the problem with…
4 Healing your money trauma April 23, 2025 We all carry money baggage. Recognising your financial trauma can…