Building South Africa’s digital future: Infrastructure, skills, and the AI opportunity
With R50bn committed to data centres and Amazon Web Services already operating here, SA has everything it needs to lead Africa's digital transformation.
Handing out $15bn of free meals strains Indonesia’s budget
Ambitious welfare push aims to tackle malnutrition and boost demand, but execution gaps and logistics challenges undermine early results.
Small businesses that go green could make a big impact in SA
Study analyses what’s in their way.
Pistachio price shock spurs SA farmers to boost output
Producers in the Northern Cape see a rare chance to build a high-value crop industry and create jobs.
Behind the 40 000% stock surge that’s mystifying traders in Turkey
Cross-holdings, leveraged bets and low free-float stocks helped drive Tera Yatirim’s extraordinary rise – and attract regulatory scrutiny.
Zara founder Ortega leads ultra-rich’s push into $1trn property market
Higher borrowing costs created openings for ultra-wealthy buyers to secure offices, data centres and trophy assets.
Iconic Sweetie Pie owner Beyers Chocolates in liquidation
After an apparent commercial fallout with Woolworths.
South African households tighten budgets as financial strain rises
Squeezed budgets reshape consumer behaviour without eroding long-term optimism.
Trial of the century to determine who controls AI’s future
Beyond the legal arguments, it is a battle of egos: Musk is irritable; Altman is cunning.
Tips to achieve financial freedom for generations to come
How to get from saving cash under the mattress to generational wealth? Getting started, avoiding costly mistakes and letting compounding do its work.