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DEON GOUWS: The story of a very rough diamond

A lesson for investors: It takes billions of years for this mineral to turn into something precious

Growth Point CEO Norbert Sasse.

MICHAEL AVERY: The bulldog and the grave dancer

Growthpoint’s outgoing CEO Norbert Sasse's masterclass in capital discipline

Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago.

Inflation expectations ease, but oil keeps SARB on edge

Oil spike and bond sell-off keep rate hike in play

CHRISTO DE WIT: Get with the blockchain

Without clear regulatory frameworks, South Africa risks falling behind in the tokenisation race

TIM COHEN: A genius idea for a pot of boodle

How to Solve SA’s R51bn unclaimed pensions problem

GDP stumble raises the hurdle for 2026

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

South Africa cannot outrun the global cost of money 

Global bond yields are surging. South Africa must pay attention

Celebrating change

The Striking Viking is no longer the mane man

Kastelos in the sand: The DA’s Burke dilemma

Inside the party’s Burke bind

EDITORIAL: Business can’t fix what politics won’t

An economy growing at 1.1% cannot simply be willed to nearly treble its pace

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CHRISTO DE WIT: The lawmaking process that wasn’t

Exchange control should be modernised, but not like this

Burning dollar

STUART THEOBALD: When trust fades: the high cost of leaving the US-led financial system

The world is losing confidence in US systems

Bessent’s bond blowout a birthday gift for rand 

SA benefits as Scott Bessent fails to tame the US bond markets

Real Politics: Burke tests DA’s clean-government claim

The DA cannot afford to blur the lines between it and the ANC

The week ahead: D-day for candidate lists

Here’s looking at you, ANC, with the IEC’s Friday deadline looming

Consumer in the crossfire

South Africa's consumer spending tailwinds are fading amid inflation and debt pressures. Sustained economic growth will now rely on fixed investment and ongoing infrastructure…

MICHAEL AVERY: Mind the microphone, Lesetja

Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago should not comment on matters beyond monetary and financial stability.

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Economists split on Kganyago's next move as inflation cools

Markets bet on a hike, some economists are seeing a hold next month