The world is changing fast and to keep up you need local knowledge with global context.
On 11 June 2015, Odette Barkhuizen was gunned down in cold blood, by her husband, with one shot to the body and one to the brain.
20th September 2019
Tying the knot is a decision not to be taken lightly, so why do so many people expect you to rush into it when you happen to have a ring on your finger?
23rd September 2019
Wall Street insiders say We Company will have to slash its IPO valuation by two thirds to $15bn for any chance of a successful listing.
23rd September 2019
Africa’s tallest building, a 234m Sandton skyscaper called The Leonardo, is set to open next month according to a report by Bloomberg.
23rd September 2019
The Prescribed Assets Requirements, which are designed to force investment funds to make heavy allocations to state assets, may have negative effects.
22nd September 2019
The Springboks’ 23-13 defeat by New Zealand in their Rugby World Cup opener had not deflated the belief of Rassie Erasmus.
22nd September 2019
No mincing of words required, it’s tough in SA at the moment. Business confidence is low, employment is bleak, while the cost of living, forget documented inflation, is rising.
21st September 2019
Willem Roos founded OUTsurance and has moved across into a completely different area. Today we celebrate – with him – the launch of 5G in South Africa.
20th September 2019
Aspen Pharmacare agreed to a partnership with India’s Laurus Labs to boost supply of active pharmaceutical ingredients that will help reduce the cost of HIV drugs.
20th September 2019
South African businessman Christo Wiese is part of a shareholder group proposing investment company Brait SE raise R3bn in a share sale and dispose of all assets except gym-chain Virgin Active.
19th September 2019
South Africa’s annual inflation rate rose more than forecast in August as food prices grew at the fastest pace in more than a year.
18th September 2019
Prosus NV, which listed in Amsterdam just last week, is splitting opinion among the first investment banks to cover the stock.
17th September 2019
In this interview, Brendan Mullen of Secha Capital introduces us to the concept of Search Funds, the rapidly growing alternative to Private Equity and Venture Capital.
20th September 2019
Andrew Canter says the ANC's proposal to re-introduce Prescribed Asset Requirements is only being advanced because the Government is not prepared to apply the correct economic medicine.
19th September 2019
The challenge to traditional stock pickers began more than four decades ago with Jack Bogle’s introduction of the first index mutual fund for ordinary investors in 1976.
19th September 2019
In this interview on Rational Radio, Valence Watson shares some unanswered questions raised through the family's investigation into the death of his eldest brother Gavin, founder of the controversial Bosasa.
19th September 2019
Every family has its stories to tell, of quirky characters who lived life to the full and left a legacy of love, laughter, and lessons for future generations to follow.
13th September 2019
Chartered Accountant Sinesipho Maninjwa dissects the numbers to highlight a tax game that is hindering employment growth.
11th September 2019
As a former angling columnist for the Cape Times who worked alongside Tony Weaver, Chris Bateman received increased sightings of Orcas, both in False Bay and on the Atlantic coastline.
6th September 2019
This analysis and economic review by Anthea Jeffery unveils the convergence of several opposing forces into the eye of a gathering storm.
5th September 2019
Nottingham is one of the fastest growing cities for house price increases in the UK. Luton is also a favourite with investors and here’s why.
20th September 2019
On 23rd June 2016, the people of the UK voted to leave the European Union. What is the European Union, what is Brexit and how will the vote impact the UK?
16th September 2019
Liverpool has overtaken Birmingham to become the fourth most visited city for overseas tourists in the United Kingdom.
9th September 2019
The increase in inquiries for immigration information to the United States of America (USA) has reached a fever pitch in South Africa.
5th September 2019
The Western Cape could become one of the world's success stories in challenging Silicon Valley as a site for the development of exciting innovations.
20th September 2019
Note this was not the work of a single journalist or commentator, but rather the view of the newspaper, compiled by at least 3.
19th September 2019
Robert Mugabe is a sound example of the theory that history’s great cock-ups are more the result of incompetence and greed than they are of conspiracy.
11th September 2019
Socialist MPs in the UK and South Africa are currently so busy serving themselves in ongoing episodes of what would be deep satire were it not so dangerous for those who elected them.
6th September 2019
Christo Wiese is part of a shareholder group that is proposing that Brait raise R3bn in a share sale and dispose of all assets except gym-chain Virgin Active.
20th September 2019
Consumer inflation has risen by 4.3% in August from the 4% recorded in July, which is the fastest pace of acceleration in a year.
19th September 2019
Everything you should know about moving money offshore, where to start, how you are taxed, and how best to structure your investment.
18th September 2019
The assault on Saudi Arabian oil facilities is already taking its toll on South Africa’s rand, and may put paid to any hopes of an interest-rate cut on Thursday.
18th September 2019
They may not have won but the joy and transcendence the Ndlovu Youth Choir radiated to the world, and self-remembering and pride they gave back to us as South Africans is worth infinitely more than victory status and money.
19th September 2019
Chuck Stephens, Executive Director of the Desmond Tutu Centre for Leadership, lists nine things that are good about South Africa and turns to Bob Dylan to remind us to strengthen the things that remain.
16th September 2019
Gary Hopkins tells Alec the difference between social entrepreneurs and their vanilla alternatives is that they measure success in terms of jobs created rather than profit generated.
11th September 2019
It’s hard to see past our current hurt in South Africa, but we praise the Ndlovu Youth Choir - which made it through to the finals of America’s Got Talent.
7th September 2019