Jeremy Maggs on 01/09/2026

SA’s auto industry faces a competitiveness crisis

‘The domestic market is really important for the future of our auto industry, and the market has performed terribly for a long period of time now,’ says Dr Justin Barnes of the Toyota Wessels Institute for Manufacturing Studies.

J Jeremy Maggs
Jeremy Maggs on 01/09/2026

Luxury property booms while ordinary buyers pull back

SA science gets a lifeline as US lifts research funding ban. The auto masterplan saved factories – but did it forget the rest of the industry? And Jockey makes the case for local production.

J Jeremy Maggs
Katharine Child on 01/09/2026

Business confidence hinges on fixing municipal failures

Economist Gina Schoeman told The Money Summit that reforms in electricity and logistics, plus stable fiscal policy, are being undermined by deteriorating municipal service delivery.

K Katharine Child