Look out JSE, here come tokenised stocks
Both VALR and Luno have launched tokenised stocks in SA, allowing South Africans to purchase exposure to US equities like Tesla and Nvidia without having […]
Gold and platinum shares steal the show as JSE cracks new high
Year-to-date returns range from 90% to 161% for leading gold and platinum counters. From Moneyweb. Gold and platinum shares have stolen the show on the […]
Coalitions and political appointees are hobbling municipalities
Government aims to reform the crumbling municipal sector through merit-based appointments and performance-linked funding. But BLSA warns this could benefit metros at less-resourced municipalities’ expense. […]
SA’s ‘gateway to Africa’ status at risk as Trump tariffs kick in
Criticism mounts over SA government’s inability to secure a better trade deal with the US. From Moneyweb. The South African Chamber of Commerce in the […]
17% of SA’s electricity consumed by a few giant consumers – at huge discounts
Among them is South32, which owns the KZN Hillside aluminium smelter. It’s 2025 discount could subsidise electricity costs of nearly 700 000 households. From Moneyweb. […]
Altcoins are back in vogue
Best-selling author and bitcoin miner Giannis Andreou says it’s not just bitcoin that’s getting attention from serious investors. Ethereum, written off by some as dead […]
UK man’s 12-year quest to recover $900m bitcoin lost in landfill site
James Howells accidentally threw away his hard drive, containing 8 000 bitcoin 12 years ago and the council turned down his offer to purchase the landfill […]
Former Didata execs hit back at ‘sinister campaign’ against them
The executives are appealing a 2024 Joburg High Court case that found they had subverted empowerment legislation for their own benefit in acquiring The Campus. […]
Godongwana hits back at Reserve Bank’s 3% inflation target
Treasury makes it clear that this is not Sarb’s isolated call. From Moneyweb. Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana threw shade on the SA Reserve Bank’s […]
Fixing SA’s water woes means curtailing municipalities’ free-spending ways
A look at two reforms that aim to thwart municipalities’ spendthrift ways. From Moneyweb. The seemingly impossible task of preventing municipalities from spending water and […]