3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (564+ words) Business explainer South African Mining Output Tumbles 7.5% South Africa’s mining output fell 7.5% year-on-year in July, far steeper than the 4.0% decline economists had forecast and an acceleration from June’s revised 4.3% drop and May’s 5.1% contraction. On a seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis, output…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (538+ words) Business explainer Global Firm Opens R55m Cybersecurity Hub in Cape Town Cybersecurity group Integrity360 has opened a R55 million hub in Cape Town, describing it as the largest Security Operations Centre in its global network of 16 locations. The facility is expected to create…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (332+ words) Spring is a time of year that invites us to clear away clutter, spring clean our homes, and prepare our gardens for new growth. When it comes to personal finance, a spring clean doesn’t necessarily mean cutting back, fixing past…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (343+ words) There’s no financial breathing room for young South Africans embarking on their careers, with those aged 24 or less experiencing the largest increase in financial stress of any age group. DebtBusters’ annual Money-Stress Tracker survey – one of South Africa’s largest, with…...

5+ day, 34+ min ago   (356+ words) During Heritage Month many South Africans think about what’s passed from one generation to the next – usually culture, traditions and family values. There is another inheritance that matters just as much: how families understand, manage and build wealth. Only 6% of…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (555+ words) At the heart of every successful organisation are the people who bring its strategy, values and ambitions to life. For Janet Frost, Human Resources Director at UD Trucks Southern Africa, building that capability means creating an environment where people can…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (196+ words) For many investors, emerging markets still carry a familiar set of associations: political turmoil, currency and economic uncertainty. While these challenges have not disappeared, focusing solely on them may mean overlooking one of the more significant shifts unfolding in global…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (397+ words) Concomitant to the effects of colonialism are what I term post-colonial issues/modern-day challenges. These modern-day challenges include a lack of proper governance, misuse of allocated funds, and a misunderstanding of the principles that govern health economics, just to list…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (465+ words) More than a year on, and two state reports later, the Madlanga Commission is at a crucial juncture. Fundamentally different to prior corruption enquiries, it could lay the groundwork for meaningful, long-term reform of South Africa’s criminal justice system. This…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (317+ words) Despite significant challenges over the past two years, bringing increased regulation and scrutiny to spazas and informal retailers, such as compulsory registration introduced in December 2024, and the lockdown on illegal immigrants and foreign-owned spazas earlier this year, the informal retail…...