Antoinette Steyn

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Antoinette Steyn

Antoinette Steyn is a junior business and financial journalist dividing her time between Currency and the Financial Mail. At Currency, she focuses on the banking sector, while her work for the FM covers all listed companies. She holds an honours degree in journalism, graduating cum laude, from Stellenbosch University.

Kenny Fihla.

Simpler, better, faster: Fihla’s blueprint for Absa

Fihla’s plan to bring Absa back to the top

Libstar insiders bet on a better second half

Libstar executives and major asset managers signal strong convictions

FirstRand CEO Mary Vilakazi.

FirstRand trades UK rain for African returns

The bank is still beating rivals on home turf

KAP CEO Frans Olivier.

Is KAP Industrial finally turning the corner?

KAP is posting strong profit growth. Is it turning the corner?

Discovery HQ.

Discovery isn’t done just yet

Years of heavy investment are paying off for Discovery

GDP stumble raises the hurdle for 2026

A GDP contraction has dealt ablow to South Africa's economic momentum, endangering growth targets

Discovery CEO Adrian Gore. Picture: RUSSELL ROBERTS

And now, for a cash-flush Discovery

Investors were rewarded with a bigger-than-expected dividend as Discovery Bank hits its stride

Van der Veen doubles down on Nampak

Nampak chair spends almost R50m on company shares

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PODCAST: UncoveringIT! What entrepreneurs can learn from failure

What entrepreneurs can truly learn from business failure

Failing to succeed: How business flops become the ultimate masterclass

How entrepreneurs have turned setbacks into success

Why entrepreneurship should start in the classroom

You’re never too young to learn business principles

Dave van Niekerk is back for this third act

Investors might want to keep an eye on developments at Numeral Ltd

Standard Bank’s just getting started in Africa, says Tshabalala

Standard Bank and Nedbank’s latest interim results reveal strategic shifts and resilience amid domestic economic pressures.

Christo Wiese. Picture: BLOOMBERG

Wiese backs Brait’s endgame, Mianzo bets on Spar turnaround

Christo Wiese injects R981m into Brait’s endgame, while Mianzo builds a significant stake in Spar’s turnaround.

Standard Bank. File picture: FREDDY MAVUNDA.

Standard Bank’s African machine is paying off

Standard Bank's African machine just helped deliver a record R26.1bn profit — and there's plenty of room left to run

Capitec soaring. Rawpixel/Currency collage

Why Capitec is miles above the competition 

Capitec’s numbers still dazzle, but the real story is its reinvention from a high-growth lender into something far broader – and perhaps harder to sustain

FirstRand Aldermore. Rawpixel/Currency collage

From buy to bye: FirstRand’s R17.7bn UK bungle

Aldermore was supposed to be an ‘ideal platform’ through which FirstRand could expand in the UK. It’s proved to be precisely the opposite