Investor Insights

Special Economic Zones reveal state hypocrisy: prosperity follows reduced taxes and regulation, exposing barriers governments impose elsewhere.

Why economic freedom works in zones but is denied everywhere else

Offshore investing, currency weakness, and rising political risk reshape SA portfolios.

Unbowed by the Iran war and other shocks, individual investors are buying their way to new heights of influence

IMF cuts South Africa’s 2026 growth forecast to 1.0%, warning the Iran war, higher oil prices and rising debt could further squeeze the economy.