Simon Brown on 20/08/2026

DRDGold’s margin focus pays off

Analysis of DRDGold’s results as earnings surge, and a look at Merchant West’s R5bn asset-backed note programme.

S Simon Brown
David Pan, Bloomberg on 20/08/2026

Bitcoin short squeeze ripples across a battered crypto complex

'The move towards $70 000, triggered by short-covering, suggests buyers are regaining confidence, although the rally now faces a crucial test of whether it can sustain momentum and challenge the $75 000 region,' said Axel Rudolph.

D David Pan, Bloomberg
Antoinette Slabbert on 20/08/2026

NTCSA is paying more to buy nothing …

It pays about R45bn a year to IPPs for electricity – but with R2bn in curtailment claims generated in just a few months, consumers may feel it in the tariff.

A Antoinette Slabbert