The Writer's Room

Copper is not gold – and that’s the point Connie Bloem of Mesh.trade explains why investors are falling in love with copper, which has doubled […]

Hillside aluminium smelter, SA’s largest power consumer, gets a new owner Smelter is part of a $5.6bn deal that sees aluminium giant Alcoa take over […]

Heavy police presence keeps a lid on anti-immigrant violence There were isolated reports of violence and some arrests, though police say the protests were largely […]

SA braces for anti-immigrant shutdown on 30 June Thousands of protesters are expected to converge on major cities on Tuesday, with security analysts divided on […]

Outa warns of potential court showdown to stop Eskom cutting Joburg’s power Says it is preparing urgent legal action to stop Eskom shutting off power […]

Imagine getting scammed by your own son Or what AI, using voice and video cloning, convinces you is your own son – lying in a […]

Auditor-General posts another miserable scorecard for municipalities First-ever certificate of debt to recover a financial loss issued to a municipal accounting officer – and 76 […]

ConCourt slams door on zero Vat for second-hand gold This means most second-hand gold is subject to the usual value-added tax rate of 15%, closing […]

Informal sector targeted in crackdown on illegal immigration The government has tried to register informal businesses before and failed. Now it proposes having another crack […]