Features

Cape Town transport plan pins hopes on rail revival

The Mother City bets on rail to beat its traffic troubles

Alice Lane, Sandton.

Has the office market got its mojo back?

Vacancy rates have plunged to a seven-year low

South African oranges.

How South African citrus outcompetes the world’s agriculture giants

Agriculture is one of the country’s biggest economic strengths

Acsa’s post-Covid comeback hits the runway

Acsa gets back to pre-Covid traffic, with a rather large staff bill

Time to pack it in: Does South Africa even need a Post Office?

Plagued by debt, branch closures and competition from private couriers, is it time for the Post Office to pack it in?

Can Nelson Mandela Bay keep its engine running?

November elections are make or break for the metro

R903,000 gone in 10 minutes: Small business takes on Standard Bank

R903,000 alleged cyberheist case heads to the high court

A sign at the Rent Control Group meeting in Cape Town last month

Cape Town’s Airbnb showdown

Housing activists campaign for stronger restrictions

Eskom’s recovery makes unbundling harder — and more necessary

The utility's recovery should not be an excuse for delay

Anti trust: How South Africa’s inept competition authorities are throttling business

Competition watchdogs face a crisis of credibility

Was De Kock the real ‘Prime Evil’?

Eugene de Kock challenges the incomplete prosecution of apartheid-era security bosses

No grid, no growth: South Africa’s transmission crunch

South Africa must build 14,500km of transmission lines by 2034 to connect new renewable power

AI and the law: The phantom menace

AI’s hallucinations are putting the integrity of the law at risk

VW and the end of the ICE age

VW looks to African markets for growth amid European ICE bans and local policy headwinds

Battle of the blueprints for South Africa’s broken municipalities

The ANC and DA offer starkly contrasting manifestos on how to fix South Africa’s municipalities

Kastelos in the sand: The DA’s Burke dilemma

Inside the party’s Burke bind

Failing to succeed: How business flops become the ultimate masterclass

How entrepreneurs have turned setbacks into success