The Writer's Room

More than 53 000 foreigners deported or repatriated in clampdown on illegal migration With 80% Malawian and the rest from mainly neighbouring countries such as […]

Stablecoins are just the start of something huge in finance If you thought stablecoins were cool, wait until you see what’s coming. Philipp Zentner of […]

Western Cape municipalities are pulling away from the rest of the country – Ratings Afrika Elsewhere the deterioration continues, with some near total collapse. Cape […]

Transnet’s bulk rail performance returns to pre-Covid levels But remaining rail services, including containers, are in the doldrums. There’s a flicker of hope from Transnet, […]

Government takes aim at illegal offshore gambling sites after public outcry More than R50bn in gross gambling revenue bleeds out of SA each year to […]

Sars’s draft crypto tax guide is years late and lacks clarity in key areas Crypto-to-crypto swaps are treated as barter transactions, triggering a tax event. […]

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 […]