MARC HASENFUSS: Zaad value play slow to germinate

Unless you fancy being a gentleman farmer, there seems little incentive to buy into Zeder’s value proposition for its seed and chemicals business Zaad

EXCLUSIVE: The plan to bring clothing manufacturing back home

The clothing industry has been brought to its knees after years of cut-price competition from Chinese imports, but a new revival plan is gaining traction and ...

DUNCAN MCLEOD: Is Apple under siege?

Regulators pose the biggest danger, but the shifting sands of the technology industry also risk leaving the tech titan exposed

SIMON BROWN: When a metric disappears

Businesses often use industry-specific measurements in reporting their results, so what does it mean when they stop using one?

SHIRLEY DE VILLIERS: Fickle Fiks flip-flops

Political expedience was on show as the ANC kicked into electioneering gear

FINANCE GHOST: Listen to the market

On both long and short positions, look at where the multiple has historically traded and why

CHRIS ROPER: Of spooks, censorship and the SABC

The vetting of the SABC head of news by the State Security Agency, two years after his appointment and just ahead of an election, should be called what it ...

Clicks growth still gets pulses racing

First-half results will please investors, and the retailer expects more of the same to follow

Diabetes and depression: SA’s silent and deadly combination

A psychiatrist puts out the alert about a South African pandemic

NATASHA MARRIAN: Zuma’s version of King Lear

The former president has never been a calm hand at the helm; now his destructive instincts are taking their toll on his new party

Ship comes in for SA job seekers

Cruise liners bring in tourists and leave a bonanza behind

Has BHP just lit the fuse on market M&A?

What will BHP do next, and could interlopers enter the bidding?

BROKERS’ NOTES: Buy Dis-Chem, avoid Sasol

Chantal Marx, head of investment research and content at FNB Wealth & Investments, on what the smart money is doing

BACKSTORY: Zibu Nqala of FNB Points of Presence

The FM chats to Zibu Nqala, CEO of FNB Points of Presence

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Shell to keep upstream operations in SA but quits forecourts

The UK multinational oil and gas company will get rid of business that houses 600 service stations

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Municipal grid collapse next crisis front, says Ramokgopa

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Power utility’s improvement shines light on dire municipal power infrastructure

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Drop in private sector business activity slows as conditions stabilise

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Companies expect business activity to expand after elections

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MARKET WRAP: JSE and rand strengthen as sentiment improves

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Softer US jobs numbers improve investors’ mood ahead of speeches by Federal Reserve officials

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NATASHA MARRIAN: Zuma’s version of King Lear

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