ANDILE SANGQU | Transnet has begun delivering on the reform promises
With mining in the sportlight this week, it’s a good time to spell out how Transnet is rapidly turning its turnaround pledges into concrete action, writes Andile Sangqu.
By Andile Sangqu
THAPELO MOAMOGOE | Africa’s plans for critical minerals: strategic opportunity or managed risk?
Banks are pivotal in Africa’s shift from ore to industry, writes Thapelo Moamogoe.
By Thapelo Moamogoe
LUNCEDO MTWENTWE l Data monetisation is the new gold and SMEs are sitting on the mine
As global markets fragment and competition intensifies, intellectual property and information asymmetry are more important than physical scale, writes Luncedo Mtwentwe.
By Luncedo Mtwentwe
RAYMOND PARSONS | The 2026 budget and boosting business’s ‘animal spirits’
Although big socioeconomic challenges remain, South Africa must now capitalise on the better economic news, writes Raymond Parsons.
By Raymond Parsons
HERMAN BEZUIDENHOUT | Beware, ‘offshore’ is no tropical holiday island paradise
In thinking about moving offshore, too many local executives allow themselves to be swayed by nebulous sentiment instead of cold, hard facts, writes Herman Bezuidenhout.
By Herman Bezuidenhout
JUBI SPECKMAN | How fertiliser economics shapes food security
Two conferences held in Africa this week reminded us that resources alone do not create prosperity — systems do, writes Jubi Speckman.
By Jubi Speckman
ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK | Sovereignty moves into the boardroom
Pressure on infrastructure mounts as AI accelerates and geopolitical risk reshape corporate planning, writes Arthur Goldstuck.
By Arthur Goldstuck
GERALD BYLEVELD l To save our wildlife, track the cash spoor
Catching poachers on the ground is all very well, but the only way to end the illegal trade is to go after the money men at the top, writes Gerald Byleveld.
By Gerald Byleveld
Ramaphosa’s clarity on Eskom unbundling lauded
President Ramaphosa said the first round of independent transmission projects would kick off this year to enable private investment in expanding the grid.
By Khulekani Magubane
Mantashe tables bill to create state petroleum group
Gwede Mantashe, the minister of mineral and petroleum resources, this week tabled the South African National Petroleum Company Bill to provide for the establishment of the South African National Petroleum Company (SANPC), six years after cabinet resolved
By Kabelo Khumalo
New council to advise African central banks on gold reserve management
Uzonwanne said African central banks can use their gold reserves amid the commodity’s record-breaking rally to achieve fiscal and developmental aims.
By Khulekani Magubane
MY BRILLIANT CAREER | Honest conversations about money are essential
Afua Darko is business head of Sanlam Credit Solutions
By Margaret Harris
Amsa, IDC ‘on verge of a deal’
Steelmaker’s prolonged woes could soon be behind it should intensive talks on saving the company bear fruit, sources say
By Dineo Faku
Exxaro boss Ben Magara expects electricity to get cheaper over time
Magara said Exxaro has taken its total capacity from 200MW to 500MW in the last year to accelerate the diversification of its resources in the sector.
By Khulekani Magubane
SA youth turn stokvels into investment powerhouses
Clubs evolve from grocery savings to wealth creation tools
By Dineo Faku
