Izak Odendaal on 02/04/2026

March is over, but what of the madness?

It was a month of absolute mayhem on financial markets, and Donald Trump continues to send mixed messages over Iran …

I Izak Odendaal
Ciaran Ryan on 02/04/2026

SA crypto exchange volumes are down 95% in five years

Exchanges that used to transact 1 000 bitcoin a day are now doing 50. But while crypto transactions have collapsed, stablecoins have picked up the slack, says Carel de Jager, CEO of crypto data analytics firm Silver Sixpence.

C Ciaran Ryan
Jimmy Moyaha on 01/04/2026

R2trn tax record for the taxman

‘The system has strengthened, and that gives us the confidence that it is sustainable’ – outgoing Sars Commissioner Edward Kieswetter.

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Salma El Wardany, Alex Longley, Weilun Soon and Serene Cheong, Bloomberg on 01/04/2026

Secret codes, yuan get ships through Iran’s Hormuz ‘tollbooth’

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is reportedly charging tolls, prioritising friendly nations and threatening vessels from countries it considers hostile.

S Salma El Wardany, Alex Longley, Weilun Soon and Serene Cheong, Bloomberg