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A 10-ounce gold bar is displayed at an ABC Bullion store in Sydney, Australia, on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. Gold closed in on $5,000 an ounce, with geopolitical risks and renewed threats to the Federal Reserve’s independence supporting a record-breaking rally. Photographer: Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg
Gold

Duarte da Silva: The world has run out of new gold. South Africa never mined its last 48,000 tonnes.

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Editor BizNews
18 min read
Global discovery has collapsed and the major pipeline is emptying. Against that scarcity, South Africa’s abandoned residual is the single largest known swing factor on the planet — the country reframe ...
Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa's president, during the election result announcement at the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) national results center in Midrand, South Africa, on Sunday, June 2, 2024.
SA Renewal

Election’24’s missing ballots: What nearly half a million unexplained votes reveal ahead of 2029

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Editor BizNews
8 min read
Analysis of IEC data raises fresh questions over the 2024 election results.
No plaster can heal South Africa's anti-immigration wound
Leadership

No plaster can heal South Africa's anti-immigration wound

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Editor BizNews
8 min read
South Africa faces a reputational crisis as it balances border control, immigration enforcement and the protection of human dignity.
FMD: Farmers can now vaccinate their own herds — Andrew Morphew unpacks what’s changed
SA Renewal

FMD: Farmers can now vaccinate their own herds — Andrew Morphew unpacks what’s changed

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Editor BizNews
6 min read
Farmers, government and industry join forces as South Africa shifts from conflict to cooperation in tackling the foot-and-mouth crisis.
Souvenirs sold in Stavanger, Norway
Global Investing

Adrian Wooldridge: Norway v England may be close on the pitch — off it, there's no contest.

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Bloomberg
5 min read
Norway's pragmatic mix of state ownership and free markets offers lessons for Britain's economic future.
An election poster for Emmerson Mnangagwa, Zimbabwe's president and leader of Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU–PF)
Africa

Justice Malala: SA's anti-migrant violence exposes Africa's bigger failure

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Bloomberg
4 min read
South Africa’s migrant backlash exposes deeper failures across Africa’s leadership, governance and economic opportunities.
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