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Not since the crises of the 1970s has gold performed as strongly as in 2025. Amidst geopolitical uncertainty playing into short-term movements, James Luke, senior portfolio manager, gold and commodities, considers the bigger picture (Image source: © 123rf )

Markets & Investment

Gold and gold equities outlook for 2026

James Luke 15 hours

Markets & Investment

US, Japan, and Eurozone's central banks diverge in rate policies

Izak Odendaal 4 Nov 2025

Dismantling prestige: Business Schools as engines of change in South Africa

Higher Education

Dismantling prestige: Business Schools as engines of change in South Africa

Phindile Mpith, Issued by Regent Business School 2 Sep 2025

Source: Reuters/Ricardo Moraes. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa attends the opening meeting of the BRICS summit at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Finance

South Africa launches G20 taskforce to examine global wealth inequality

29 Aug 2025

Source: EcoBank.

Banking

Pan-African lender Ecobank optimistic about second half, CEO says

Duncan Miriri 12 Aug 2025

Source: Kelly via

Agriculture

SA urged to rethink EU agri-food export strategy amid trade slowdown

8 Aug 2025

Image credit: Photo by Mathurin NAPOLY / matnapo on Unsplash

Public Health

The global health system can build back better after US aid cuts – here’s how

Jonathan E. Cohen 8 Aug 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Bessent no-show, Brics tensions set to cast shadow over Durban G20 meeting

Colleen Goko and Kopano Gumbi 15 Jul 2025

Office Property

From desks to homes: how residential conversions are tackling office oversupply

John Loos 3 Jul 2025

Luxury resale market grows as consumers seek purposeful purchases

Sales

Luxury resale market grows as consumers seek purposeful purchases

15 May 2025

Trump's trade war leads to 1% drop in global container volumes, says Drewry

Shipping

Trump's trade war leads to 1% drop in global container volumes, says Drewry

Lisa Baertlein 29 Apr 2025

Taxation & Regulation

FSCA proposes new reporting and disclosure requirements for short sales

25 Apr 2025

Source: Supplied. Nicholas de Clercq, Quantitative Analyst :Prescient Investment Management.

Markets & Investment

How unprecedented uncertainty under Trump is shaping market trends

Nicholas de Clercq 22 Apr 2025

Markets & Investment

Loaded for Bear: With $3,000 an ounce breached, the sky is the only limit for the price of gold

Ed Stoddard 19 Mar 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Investment success isn’t as clear-cut as just following the Fed

Adriaan Pask 7 Nov 2024

Source: josealbafotos via

Agribusiness

Agribusiness confidence shows mild recovery in Q3 2024

Wandile Sihlobo 17 Sep 2024

Source: Pixabay.

Finance

End of an era: Pravin Gordhan passes away

Katja Hamilton 13 Sep 2024

Agribusiness

Sustaining the agricultural engine in South Africa: Business rescue and informal restructuring

Tobie Jordaan 27 Aug 2024

Banking

Standard Bank sees increased home-loan approvals as demand resurfaces

Toni Anderson 22 Aug 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Volatility likely to persist following global currency turmoil, SA investors warn

Katja Hamilton 6 Aug 2024

Markets & Investment

The MPC has held the repo rate steady - now what?

Katja Hamilton 18 Jul 2024

Property

Seeff calls for a rate cut as property sales plummet by 25% on delays

Samuel Seeff 16 Jul 2024

Agbiz/IDC Report: Agribusiness confidence hits 15-year low

Agribusiness

Agbiz/IDC Report: Agribusiness confidence hits 15-year low

Wandile Sihlobo 24 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. Samuel Seeff, chairman of the Seeff property group.

Property

Seeff celebrates 60 years

18 Jun 2024

Survival of the fittest: How the media apocalypse is forcing PR and marketing to reinvent themselves

PR & Communications

Survival of the fittest: How the media apocalypse is forcing PR and marketing to reinvent themselves

Adam Hunter, Issued by Hook, Line & Sinker 5 Jun 2024

Financial Services

Outlook for global, local asset classes: What's ahead?

Herman van Papendorp 25 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied. Sanan Pillay, portfolio manager at Sanlam Investments Multi-Manager.

Financial Services

The evolution and opportunity of private debt

Sanan Pillay 19 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied. Bohani Hlungwane, head of trade and working capital, Pan-Africa, Absa CIB.

Trends

No more business-as-usual in African capital markets

Bohani Hlungwane and Ovizikhungo Sicwetsha 22 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. SA Home Loans chief executive officer, Rob Kelso.

Trends

#BizTrends: Slow recovery on cards for property market

7 Mar 2024

African airlines see 19.4% growth in demand for air cargo

Cargo & Storage

African airlines see 19.4% growth in demand for air cargo

6 Mar 2024

Woolworths delivers double-digit profit growth in SA

Banking & Finance

Woolworths delivers double-digit profit growth in SA

28 Feb 2024

Edelman's first revenue decline since 2020 reflects tougher environment for the global PR industry

PR & Communications

Edelman's first revenue decline since 2020 reflects tougher environment for the global PR industry

23 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied. Samuel Seeff, chairman of the Seeff Group.

Property

#BudgetSpeech2024: Finance Minister urged to keep personal and property taxes unchanged

Samuel Seeff 20 Feb 2024

Source: Reuters/2023. President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Economy

#Sona2024: Ramaphosa's last address - Legacy, challenges, and climate action

Katja Hamilton 9 Feb 2024

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South African factory activity slumps in January - Absa PMI

2 Feb 2024

Black Swan events and their spatial consequences

Digital

Black Swan events and their spatial consequences

Issued by AfriGIS 23 Jan 2024

Woolworths flags lower half-year profit as shoppers spend less

Retailers

Woolworths flags lower half-year profit as shoppers spend less

Nqobile Dludla 23 Jan 2024

Africa could see $168bn tourism boost in next decade

Tourism

Africa could see $168bn tourism boost in next decade

3 Nov 2023

Source: Reuters.

Economy

#MTBPS: South Africa's fiscal crisis: Rising debt and urgent reforms unveiled

Katja Hamilton 1 Nov 2023

Markets & Investment

Agoa trade deal talks: South Africa will need to carefully manage relations with the US and China

Arno J. van Niekerk 30 Oct 2023

What this year's El Niño means for wheat and global food supply

Food Security

What this year's El Niño means for wheat and global food supply

David Ubilava 17 Jul 2023

The Kantar BrandZ Most Valuable Global Brands 2023

Research

The Kantar BrandZ Most Valuable Global Brands 2023

Issued by Kantar 14 Jun 2023

Challengers to Watch 2023: Ellevest

Research

Challengers to Watch 2023: Ellevest

Zoe Zambakides, Issued by eatbigfish 30 May 2023

Grand infrastructure projects aren't a magic bullet for industrial development - insights from Ghana and Kenya

Infrastructure & Utilities

Grand infrastructure projects aren't a magic bullet for industrial development - insights from Ghana and Kenya

Seth Schindler and Tom Gillespie 22 May 2023

Source: Reuters.

Banking

SA's deposit insurance fund to act as buffer in event banks are placed into resolution

4 Apr 2023

Source: Reuters.

Banking

Major US banks inject $30bn to rescue First Republic Bank

Pete Schroeder, Chris Prentice and Nupur Anand 17 Mar 2023

Source: Wikipedia.

Banking

Silicon Valley Bank: What does its failure mean for markets and the economy?

Andre Reichel 16 Mar 2023

Source: Reuters.

Banking

Credit Suisse secures $54bn lifeline as authorities rush to avert global bank crisis

John Revill 16 Mar 2023

Cape Town climbs up Knight Frank's PIRI 100 once again

Markets & Investment

Cape Town climbs up Knight Frank's PIRI 100 once again

1 Mar 2023

Marketing

Brand equity key to building community with consumers

Yael Geffen 5 Dec 2022