Can Pick n Pay avoid a union war? The retailer has had to dig itself out of a deep financial hole, but unions are unwilling to play nice after years of management… by Ann Crotty May 8, 2026 Analysis·Investing & Finance
China has played a key role in the Iran war – and will continue to do so China has kept Iran’s economy afloat and used its diplomatic power to push for peace. But it’s also hedging its bets… by Tom Harper May 8, 2026 Analysis·News
Exchange control and crypto: how Treasury fossils flunked it South Africa’s new crypto regulations are as inflexible and out-of-step with a new world order as existing Apartheid-era exchange controls… by Tim Cohen May 4, 2026 Analysis·Economy & Markets
Thungela digs in over shareholder rights The coal producer is digging in against what it says could lead to shareholders having unfettered rights to interfere in its business… by Ann Crotty May 4, 2026 Analysis·Investing & Finance
How the US and Iran could step back from the brink Several plausible off-ramps exist that could cool tensions between the US and Iran without either side looking as though it’s capitulating… by David J Galbreath April 24, 2026 Analysis·News
Investec vs Investec: The Mr Price deal debacle Investec Equities has downgraded Mr Price on the deeply-disliked NKD purchase, even as the bank lauds its role in a ‘successful transaction’… by Ann Crotty April 17, 2026 Analysis·Investing & Finance 1
Will oil prices ever truly go back to ‘normal’? The challenge now may not be the short-term disruption to oil supply, but the realisation that the days of cheap oil are over… by Flavio Macau April 17, 2026 Analysis·News
What Ramaphosa, and the ANC, get wrong about Starlink Ramaphosa, Khusela Diko and Icasa have failed to explain why Starlink cannot use ‘equity equivalence’ the same way Google and Microsoft do… by Rob Rose April 17, 2026 Analysis·News 1
When disaster strikes: FirstRand’s pay dilemma The FCA’s MotoNovo redress scheme has cost FirstRand R11.9bn more than expected. Now to see how the remuneration committee responds… by Ann Crotty April 14, 2026 Analysis·Energy & ESG
The weird insolvency of FTX, and its link to South Africa When a business rescue starts rescuing the rescuers, you know the system isn’t working in favour of the company and its real creditors… by Tim Cohen April 13, 2026 Analysis·News
1 Spar independents push for board overhaul May 13, 2026 Spar retailers say they’ve suffered as badly as shareholders through…
2 This tax workaround is closing soon May 13, 2026 Treasury has set the clock running on section 42. Investors…
3 PODCAST: The prime minister, the president, and the lettuce May 13, 2026 Has local politics reached its nadir? In this episode of…
4 Hegseth gets grilling on Trump’s $29bn war May 13, 2026 Republican and Democrat lawmakers have questioned the US defence secretary…