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TIM COHEN: Postbank’s R2.5bn question: what exactly are we buying?

Does Postbank deserve R2.5bn from taxpayers?

Africa sovereign wealth fund

LETTER: Why South Africa needs a sovereign wealth fund

Strong safeguards will be necessary, of course

Acsa’s post-Covid comeback hits the runway

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

Transnet has been struggling to provide adequate services due to underinvestment.

Transnet: from operations to capital crisis  

How Transnet will finance the next phase of its turnaround is anyone's guess

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PODCAST: UncoveringIT! Does SA need the Post Office?

Giulietta Talevi and Ruby Delahunt discuss the viability and future of the South African Post Office

Financial Mail - 10 September 2026

Plagued by dysfunction, mounting debts, and business rescue, the South African Post Office faces an existential question: can the state-owned postal service still find a purpose?

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?

The Arnot coal-fired power station, operated by Eskom in Mpumalanga.

MICHAEL AVERY: We can’t ‘walk around’ the Eskom facts

Eskom’s R30bn profit doesn’t mean it has R30bn to spare

ROB ROSE: Who dares apply to run SAA?

SAA is searching for a new leader to navigate financial fragility, audit disclaimers and factional battles