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Point break for the gold price

A frenzied gold rally in January has long since cooled, but the World Gold Council reckons the precious metal is back at a tipping point

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Pride Month’s R250bn customer test

South Africa’s LGBT+ market is worth at least R250bn a year. The real test for business isn’t the Pride campaign – it’s whether the systems work

Ninety One Value Fund portfolio manager John Biccard

South African value legend on what he’s buying, and why fund management is broken 

John Biccard began his career at the dawn of the dot-com boom. He tells us how his fund has managed to outperform the JSE over 25 years

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African shares are set for another humdinger year  

A weaker dollar and bargain-basement valuations could again herald bumper returns in 2026

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The four rules of investing (and why simple is so hard) 

Becoming a better investor is deceptively simple. Good investing is not about brilliance, it’s about avoiding unforced errors

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‘Overlanding through the Boardroom’: lessons from black swans

Black swan events are unforeseen, significant and dramatic. Whether in adventuring or corporate life, they can teach us valuable lessons

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South Africa’s next big scam: APP fraud

South Africa’s instant-payment boom has fuelled a surge in APP fraud – and most firms aren’t insured. Here are 20 ‘safety pins’ to stay safe

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Africa’s frontier markets are booming – and still cheap

Shares from Cairo to Casablanca have had a bumper 2025, giving a few patient investors bitcoin-quality returns

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No letting go of Tencent, says Prosus chair Koos Bekker 

Investors say the argument for unbundling Tencent is compelling, citing China’s political risk. Prosus chair Koos Bekker sees it entirely differently

Resource nationalism. Gold

‘Resource nationalism’ raises mining risk

As geopolitics turn, miners in West Africa are seeing permits revoked, projects expropriated and contracts renegotiated

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Why Sasol still calls the climate shots

Extreme climate events pose a significant threat to the economy. So how is it that South Africa has one of the most lax climate policies in the world?