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CHESS

A new dream for African chess

With the right partners on board and proper investment in the sport, the future is bright.

  • Mark Tobin
5 min read
Carolyn Steyn. supplied
NELSON MANDELA

Carolyn Steyn: so what happens now?

Much loved and widely followed, Carolyn Steyn faces life after loss – doubling down on instinct, arts patronage and 67 Blankets

  • Colin Ford
8 min read
Children’s investment. Getty / Rawpixel / Currency collage
GDP

R1,000 for every South African baby? Sarupen thinks it could work

Purple CEO Charles Savage says South Africa could launch its own version of the Trump child accounts, with potentially huge benefits for growth

  • Giulietta Talevi
6 min read
Curro school. Supplied
BEE

The FSCA investigation stalling Jannie Mouton’s R7.2bn buyout 

The Moutons’ grand gesture is under investigation thanks to a series of Curro share trades ahead of the August buyout announcement

  • Ann Crotty
5 min read
Curro school. Photo by Gallo Images/Papi Morake
EDUCATION

Curro’s slam-dunk deal leaves Moutons in the dollar seats  

Investors overwhelmingly backed Jannie Mouton’s philanthropic share swap, which leaves the Moutons with a tax-efficient windfall

  • Ann Crotty
4 min read
There are benefits besides philanthropy to the Curro buyout
CAPITEC

Not all philanthropy: inside Jannie Mouton’s R7.2bn Curro deal

There are plenty of non-philanthropic benefits to the Moutons’ share swop

  • Ann Crotty
7 min read
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DONATION

The art of giving: how South Africans are keeping their causes alive

South Africa’s wealthiest are rethinking the idea of legacy, turning to structured philanthropic giving to drive transformation. To make a real, sustainable impact, donors need…

  • Standard Bank
3 min read