Why Standard Bank is betting big on the Middle East Africa’s biggest bank is looking to capitalise on higher growth in the region than back home… by Rob Rose November 20, 2025 Investing & Finance·Pan-African
Shoprite splashes R26.8bn to fill the gaps left by major multinationals Big multinational consumer groups are not investing in South Africa, says the retailer – and ‘we’re all paying the price’… by Ann Crotty November 20, 2025 Investing & Finance
South Africa’s online gambling isn’t as lawless as it looks An explosion in illegal online gambling sites, as well as an advertising barrage, is a ‘solvable problem’, say industry insiders. But it needs regulators,… by Ruby Delahunt November 19, 2025 News·Personal Finance
Why gambling hooks us: The science behind the urge Gambling taps into our biology, allowing our Stone Age brains to be exploited by Digital Age predators… by Thomas Brennan November 19, 2025 Opinion·Personal Finance
Retirement dreams, real numbers: Are you truly prepared? Only 6% of South Africans are on track for retirement. The question is no longer when you’ll retire, but how. That’s something you can… by Kim Potgieter November 19, 2025 Opinion·Personal Finance
WeBuyCars still bok on its growth targets The company’s shares may have hit a speed wobble of late but its founder says the business is on track to hit its sales… by Giulietta Talevi November 18, 2025 Investing & Finance
Someone is lying, JSE says of Mantengu’s ‘conspiracy’ The JSE says Mantengu CEO Mike Miller’s evidence of ‘conspiracy’ at the exchange is simply ‘not credible’… by Rob Rose November 17, 2025 Investing & Finance 4
Mantengu’s emails are ‘fabricated’, the JSE says Mantengu’s Mike Miller has shown his hand in court papers. The problem, say those named, is that his emails proving a grand share-rigging conspiracy… by Rob Rose November 14, 2025 Investing & Finance·News 6
Purple surges, sets sights on the JSE’s top 40 Shares in South Africa’s equivalent of Robinhood have soared 109% this year. It aims to justify expectations by expanding its customer base tenfold… by Giulietta Talevi November 12, 2025 Investing & Finance 1
Trading blows: A2X and the JSE head for the Competition Tribunal Has the JSE abused its dominant market position? Currency looks at the arguments on both sides… by Tim Cohen November 12, 2025 Analysis·Investing & Finance
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