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While lots of ideas are floating around, the problem is that Eskom is fundamentally in trouble whichever way you look at it.
December 11, 2018
In this interview RMB Investment Banking Transactor Keith Webb looks at what the years ahead hold for South Africa's energy mix.
December 12, 2018
Due to next year’s Rugby World Cup in Japan, the Springboks will play their only two home Tests in 2019 in Johannesburg and Pretoria.
December 12, 2018
Google CEO Sundar Pichai faced a range of tough questions Tuesday as he made a long-awaited first public appearance before sceptical lawmakers.
December 12, 2018
Things might have been so very different at Eskom which, as chairman Jabu Mabuza told the nation a couple weeks back, “is not sustainable".
December 12, 2018
By changing the Bill for Rights for the first time in our young democracy's history, we are entering risky waters as Oppenheimer explains in this interview.
December 11, 2018
No need for beguiling metaphors to catch the reader’s attention when writing about Zimbabwe’s harsh economic realities. All it takes is a description of an everyday event.
December 11, 2018
The London-headquartered Financial Times points to South African Mark Nagle, new head of power coal, as a likely contender for the top Glencore job.
December 11, 2018
President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the North Gauteng High Court judgment upholding the President’s dismissal of Tom Moyane as Commissioner of the South African Revenue Service.
December 11, 2018
South African gold output contracted for a 13th consecutive month in October, the longest streak of declines in six years.
December 11, 2018
Discovery has announced the appointment to the Board of Mark Tucker as independent non-executive Chairperson and Director, with effect from 1 March 2019.
December 6, 2018
Steinhoff International Holdings NV’s efforts to allay investors’ fears and publish audited earnings by the end of the year were dashed after auditor PwC’s long-awaited probe into the retailer’s books was postponed until the end of February.
December 6, 2018
South Africa is investigating a R9bn loan made by the Public Investment Corp. to a black empowerment partner of embattled retailer Steinhoff International.
December 11, 2018
In 2018, South Africa got a new president, two new finance ministers and slumped into a recession. Next year may be even more bumpy.
December 10, 2018
FirstRand is emulating Amazon with a digital offering that will span everything from insurance, car license renewals to locating plumbing services as the South African bank chases new revenue sources.
December 10, 2018
KPMG, the auditor that shed clients and staff after scandals in South Africa, apologises for its “misdeeds” and wants a second chance.
December 10, 2018
If the historic comparisons bore you, stick around for some unassailable facts pointing to an incipient Groot Trek of capital from our shores.
December 7, 2018
The real value of this story is that it provides incontrovertible evidence that those responsible for nuclear sector governance in South Africa have for the past 20 months at least, not had their heads in the game.
December 5, 2018
Anthea Jeffrey argues the manner in which Parliamentarians rushed through a proposal to amend the Constitution's section on Expropriation Without Compensation attacks the very core of democracy.
December 5, 2018
Mandy Wiener sat down with Ruda to talk about the joys and challenges of journalism, and why raising toddlers is far harder than dealing with any politician or criminal.
December 5, 2018
British Prime Minister Theresa May delayed a critical parliamentary vote on her government’s Brexit bill, throwing both her government into disarray.
December 11, 2018
Coal supply has become a major factor behind the recent bouts of load shedding in the country, and Blom doesn't hold back any punches in this interview.
December 10, 2018
Emerging and frontier stock markets have been battered this year, with one unusual exception: Zimbabwe’s MSCI index was up more than 90% for the year.
December 10, 2018
When hunting missing data, investigators often look in the shadowy digital bazaars where thieves and spies trade stolen personal data.
December 10, 2018
In this fascinating interview, South Africa's ace crime fighter Paul OSullivan tells the story of how a call to the Forensics for Justice tip-off line resulted in the termination of a corrupt R4bn contract at Transnet.
December 10, 2018
Here's a brilliant assessment of the state of South Africa by one of the country's foremost analysts. Frans Cronje is the CEO of the Institute of Race Relations.
February 18, 2018
Here's a fascinating discussion with Nick Binedell, founder and former dean of GIBS, Africa's top business school.
February 16, 2018
As the editor of Biznews Premium, Felicity Duncan is responsible for helping subscribers make sense of the chaotic news flow - bringing complex issues into context. Here's her story.
February 1, 2018