Credit ratings: When the sovereign circuit shorts the street
For the first time in a long time, two major agencies are growing more optimistic, but the broader economic pressure remains more complicated.
Eskom power shift: Grid reforms and energising competition
There's a need for an independent system operator. But how to do it – and whether government can create one that is truly independent while preserving Eskom's financial sustainability and protecting taxpayers are questions explored by energy expert Ruse Moleshe.
US inflation accelerates, though core gauge comes in softer
The consumer price index climbed 4.2% from a year earlier, the most since early 2023.
MTN finalising Nigeria, Uganda fintech spinoffs
Adds Alipay.
Finance and farming lift GDP while factories fall behind
Government accelerates plans to break up Eskom. Landmark ruling finds employees cannot be dismissed for honest testimony. And why individuals and businesses need to protect the assets they own.
Araxi shows itself ‘on a really good footing’ going into FY 2027
CEO Bradly Sacks points out that the Halo Dot offering, enabling Apple's Tap to Pay iPhone launch in South Africa, is not a ‘fairly’ big deal, but a ‘big’ deal.
Suez Canal gets oil-tanker boost amid Hormuz Strait shutdown
The Hormuz strait has been effectively shut since shortly after the Iran conflict erupted on February 28.
Spar CEO confronts ‘execution problems’ as profits tumble
Reeza Isaacs rolls out operational overhaul after a sharp decline in earnings and South African profitability.
The world is no longer rewarding stories, it is rewarding capacity
South Korea offers a useful glimpse of what the next phase may look like.
Meta partners with reliance on first India AI data center
Adding to a wave of investment in tech infrastructure globally.