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AI race sets stage for business disruption

AI will make many South African businesses more productive, but will also force traditional industries to adapt to a rapidly evolving landscape

JUSTICE MALALA: Trump governs on gossip

Can the US president even find South Africa on a map, or spot Ramaphosa in a lineup?

MARC HASENFUSS: A rout to tout

Cryptocurrencies plunged, and so did Merafe’s shares when a review of its chrome venture with Glencore was announced

Inside the PwC report: What really brought Steinhoff to its knees

The full story of Steinhoff’s descent into criminal deceit under the hand of Markus Jooste

NATASHA MARRIAN: Zille on the hunt for fresh talent

South Africa’s iron lady of politics, Helen Zille, is seeking out mayoral candidates with a ‘backbone of steel’ to fix Gauteng’s ailing metros

Sandton regains its sparkle

Precinct’s status as Africa’s leading commercial district took a hefty knock during the pandemic but a revival is finally under way

Can bond vigilantes trump Trump?

Investors are becoming ‘twitchy’ about the surge in US government bond issuance and the resultant surge in federal debt

EDITORIAL: Beware cheerleader boards

Structural flaws don’t explain why questions were not asked much earlier by the Steinhoff board

Back on the rails?

Another new plan holds better hope for a Transnet recovery

How the beautiful game turned ugly

From a notorious drug baron to a grasping Fifa president, it’s now all about the money

Astral Foods: ‘What would Chris do?’

Chris Schutte is stepping down from an Astral that has bounced back from the ordeals of load-shedding and bird flu

SIMON BROWN: When the chips are down ...

Is a disaster always what it seems to be? That depends; and asking two questions may help bring clarity when shares you own suddenly plummet

BROKERS’ NOTES: Buy Spar, sell Pick n Pay

Salome Maruma, senior investment analyst at Mergence Investment Managers, on what the smart money is doing

Anglo’s potential PGM dilemma

Amplats is scheduled for unbundling, but is it perhaps worth keeping?

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Immigration bill should protect migrant children, say rights bodies

SINESIPHO SCHRIEBER

Human rights groups welcome the bill, but say amendments are silent about children of immigrants and stateless people

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STUART THEOBALD: Not a bad time to be risk averse

Stuart Theobald

Fears are growing across global markets, but the right inflection point has not yet come

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Soaring gold price adds R200bn to value of SA’s largest miners

Jacob Webster

AngloGold Ashanti and Gold Fields up 45% year to date while Harmony Gold gains more than 50%

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SA’s newest bank joins those looking to retailers to service clients

Kabelo Khumalo

Banking industry has seen entry of several digital-only players with OM Bank pursuing same strategy

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PODCAST | South Africa’s agriculture is thriving

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