The R155bn property titan you never knew existed
Government plans to monetise 88,000 properties and 5-million hectares of land through the creation of a national property company…
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New security laws ‘a total abuse of power’
Amendments to the private security industry regulations have drawn sharp criticism from industry hands and the public alike…
Bad economics
The idea of using South African lenders’ balance sheets to magic up more investment is alluring – but it’s misguided, and potentially dangerous…
PPPs to the rescue? Not quite yet
South Africa needs massive investment to meet its infrastructure goals. It’s looking to PPPs to plug the gap.…
Transnet seeks R50bn bailout
Transnet is looking to government to help it manage its debt burden and lure the private sector…
These are South Africa’s priciest schools for 2025
Elite schools will breach new thresholds in 2025, with nine day schools charging more than R200,000 a year and one boarding school surpassing R400,000…
Lesufi’s R200bn flight of fancy
Gauteng is planning an international airport for Sedibeng. Pity it can’t get the basics right in the foundering municipality…
Robo premier: Lesufi’s laughable new low
About 150 of the Gauteng province’s 400 traffic intersections aren’t working. The answer: get someone else to fix them…
Collaborate this: Ramaphosa talks 3% growth
“I stand here as the guilty party, who is always accused of embarking on too many consultation processes,” said President Cyril Ramaphosa at the…
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What place do alternative investments — including private equity, private credit and hedge funds — have in South Africa’s future?
A discussion between Rob Rose, and Reginald Labuschagne, head of…
Point break for the gold price
A frenzied gold rally in January has long since cooled,…
Lewis: debt, with a side of furniture
Lewis’s market-beating success is powered as much by credit as…
FDI stands for FOREIGN direct investment
South Africa needs to be careful that it doesn't repel…
