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How the PIC melted workers’ pensions The PIC’s Isibaya Fund returned just 4.25% for the GEPF over 20 years, which inflation more than wiped out… by Tim Cohen June 12, 2026 Investing & Finance·Opinion
If the oil runs out … The oil market will run out of road by early August. Which means we need a diplomatic solution to Iran – fast… by Paul Gooden May 22, 2026 Investing & Finance·Opinion
South Africa’s tariff system is choking business confidence Itac’s tariff investigations now take years, not months. Companies are giving up on a system too slow, too opaque and too discretionary to trust… by Tim Cohen May 11, 2026 Economy & Markets
BEST OF 2025: Meet investment’s ‘Mr Fix-It’ Stanlib’s Mark Lovett on trial by fire, turnarounds and the role of money managers in a world of technological change… by Rob Rose December 30, 2025 Investing & Finance·Profile
Africa in 2026: harsh trade realities, yet big growth still possible US tariffs will add an extra $5bn to African export costs, while China and the Middle East become much bigger players in African FDI… by Tim Cohen December 12, 2025 Economy & Markets·Pan-African
Africa’s big bet: $15.2bn mobilised for mega-projects The recent African Investment Forum secured $15.2bn for the continent’s most significant and bankable public-private partnerships… by Tara O’Connor December 4, 2025 Analysis·Pan-African
Has the economy finally turned? It feels like it Four consecutive GDP gains signal a tentative recovery as infrastructure improvements take hold – but without private investment, momentum may fade… by Vernon Wessels December 3, 2025 Economy & Markets
Barrick blinks as Mali muscles in Barrick’s ‘pragmatic’ capitulation is no long-term win for Mali’s mining sector… by Tim Cohen November 26, 2025 News·Pan-African
Like it or not, Trump, America is at the G20 Despite Trump’s boycott, US business chiefs have turned up in numbers for the G20’s business streams… by Vernon Wessels November 19, 2025 Economy & Markets·Pan-African
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