Keeping his shorts: Hedge fund OG Jean Pierre Verster The founder of Protea Capital Management made his name shorting African Bank and Steinhoff. Now he’s betting against a raging gold price… by Giulietta Talevi November 27, 2025 Investing & Finance·Profile 1
Me and Warren B Warren Buffett gave us something money can’t buy: a way to laugh at the market’s absurdities while still believing in its promises… by David Shapiro November 27, 2025 Investing & Finance·Opinion 3
Hard concentration: The real problem with Big Tech’s dominance The risk isn’t that concentration exists, it’s what happens when expectations embedded in steep share prices aren’t met… by Jordan Toy November 27, 2025 Investing & Finance·Opinion
Bitcoin is stuck in a downward pattern until it breaks higher The cryptocurrency is trapped in a down trend. It needs to break above a key resistance level for sentiment to shift… by Frans de Klerk November 26, 2025 Opinion·Personal Finance
Why markets – not BEE – lift people from poverty BEE aims to fix apartheid’s distortions, but regulated markets have created huge externalities. History shows free markets lift more people out of poverty… by Tim Cohen November 25, 2025 Economy & Markets·Opinion 1
South Africa wins a credit-rating upgrade: What comes next? South Africa’s return to investment grade hinges on more economic reforms, less red tape, faster growth and political stability… by Vernon Wessels November 17, 2025 Economy & Markets·News
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
Put everything on black (or AI, or gold) Sometimes, the best stock market returns come from having the courage to concentrate – not diversify… by David Shapiro November 6, 2025 Investing & Finance·Opinion 3
Is the AI frenzy today’s new dot-com moment? Soaring valuations and investor euphoria echo the dot-com era, but stronger foundations could make today’s AI bubble far more enduring… by Stewart Dando November 5, 2025 Investing & Finance·Opinion
How to stay in control of every trade Success in trading is not about guessing where the market will go next; it’s about planning for it. Clarity by Investec puts you in… by Tinus Rautenbach November 5, 2025 Investing & Finance·Partner Content
1 Africa: A continent of limitless potential July 21, 2025 Standard Bank’s Keep Growing campaign is a promise to embrace…
2 Why halting SA’s debt binge is a huge win for the GNU November 24, 2025 For the first time in fifteen years, South Africa’s debt-to-GDP…
3 Keeping his shorts: Hedge fund OG Jean Pierre Verster November 27, 2025 The founder of Protea Capital Management made his name shorting…
4 Now the party is over, who washes the G20 dishes? November 24, 2025 The G20 event was marked most by US and Chinese…