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JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - 30 October 2009: Eskom offices in Sandton, Johannesburg. (Photo by Gallo Images/Charles Gallo)
Energy

“Indefensible”: AfriForum warns Eskom’s fixed-charge strategy could backfire

By
MyBroadBand
4 min read
Pushing customers off the grid could leave Eskom with fewer paying users and deeper financial trouble, the group tells the energy regulator.
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - MAY 20: A general view of unemployed township youths fixing potholes in Finetown to earn a living in Johannesburg, South Africa. According to media reports, the rate of youth unemployment in South Africa for 2022 is 66.5%. (Photo by Gallo Images/Fani Mahuntsi)
Thought Leaders

The BEE illusion: why South Africans want empowerment based on need, not race | Anthea Jeffery

By
Daily Friend
6 min read
Polls show growing support for replacing BEE with poverty-based empowerment and targeted vouchers.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 28: The CoreWeave company name is displayed during the company's Initial Public Offering(IPO) at the Nasdaq headquarters on March 28, 2025 in New York City. Cloud Based Artificial Intelligence Computing Company CoreWeave had its IPO this morning with its shares listed at $40. The company provides access to Nvidia graphics processing units for artificial intelligence training and workloads. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Global Investing

FT: Investors dump data centre bonds as AI borrowers face ‘Darwin moment’

By
The Financial Times
4 min read
Debt issued by AI infrastructure providers and neocloud companies such as CoreWeave has sunk to increasingly stressed levels
BN Edge | Michael Marchant: how a Zimbabwean tycoon parked his fortune in SA
BizNews Edge

BN Edge | Michael Marchant: how a Zimbabwean tycoon parked his fortune in SA

By
Alec Hogg
18 min read
How Chivayo’s money flowed through South Africa—and the questions facing banks, regulators and political leaders.
RUSTENBERG, SOUTH AFRICA - JULY 4: Anglo Platinum Miners wait in a queue to board a lift to take them underground on July 4, 2014 at Thembelani Shaft in Rustenburg South Africa. Union Amcu brought an end to the five month strike when they signed a new wage deal. The union accepted the wage settlement that would increase the basic salary of the lowest-paid worker by R1 000 over three years, excluding other benefits. (Photo by Gallo Images / Sunday Times / Simphiwe Nkwali)
miningweb

Dr Duarte da Silva: The Platinum corollary

By
Editor BizNews
37 min read
Testing the gold thesis against platinum reveals South Africa’s mining potential and pricing puzzle.
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