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Legislation & Regulation

Guide to the Cofi Bill for financial institutions

Webber Wentzel Financial Regulatory Practice Group 7 Aug 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

AfDB's African Development Fund hopes to start tapping capital markets in 2027

Duncan Miriri 30 Jul 2025

Source: Archive

Logistics & Transport

Transnet gets R94.8bn in fresh government guarantees

Nelson Banya 28 Jul 2025

Source: Reuters.

Banking

Afrexim increasingly likely to take hit on loans, says JPMorgan

Karin Strohecker and Libby George 18 Jun 2025

Source: Supplied. Laurence Rapp, chief executive officer of Vukile Property Fund.

Property

From local to international: Vukile's impressive 2025 earnings leap

17 Jun 2025

Source: Reuters.

Taxation & Regulation

South African budget law passes after months of delay

Alessandro Parodi and Sfundo Parakozov 12 Jun 2025

Source: Reuters.

Banking

Fitch downgrades Afreximbank to one notch above 'junk'

Libby George 4 Jun 2025

Source: Supplied. Cape Town's Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis.

Finance

Updated City Budget offers sweeping relief measures for households

Katja Hamilton 29 May 2025

Source: Coface.

Economy

Moody's upgrade boosts Cape Town's credit rating close to South Africa’s sovereign level

14 May 2025

Source: Reuters. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa answers lawmakers' questions at the parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, 11 March, 2025.

Budget Speech

#Budget2025: Elevated VAT rates set for 2025-27

Katja Hamilton 12 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied. Michael Bowren, co-founder of Finch Technologies.

Fintech

Unmasking fraudsters: real-time data changes the credit game

13 Mar 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

The Budget that never was: SA's political gridlock rattles investor confidence

Katja Hamilton 19 Feb 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

African leaders approve creation of financial stability fund

Dawit Endeshaw 19 Feb 2025

Emira reports robust half-year results and reshapes its portfolio

Markets & Investment

Emira reports robust half-year results and reshapes its portfolio

Issued by Catchwords 15 Nov 2024

Dipula shines with solid results, solar roll-out and strong prospects

Office Property

Dipula shines with solid results, solar roll-out and strong prospects

Issued by Catchwords 14 Nov 2024

Climate Change

African countries shouldn’t have to borrow money to fix climate damage they never caused – economist

Carlos Lopes 6 Nov 2024

Biased media coverage costs Africa $4.2bn on debt servicing

Media

Biased media coverage costs Africa $4.2bn on debt servicing

15 Oct 2024

Banking

Commerzbank CEO vows to block UniCredit takeover

10 Oct 2024

Source: Supplied. Jonathan Kohler, founder and chief executive officer of Landsdowne Property Group.

Residential Property

Landsdowne Property Group: The importance of a good credit score when renting

9 Oct 2024

Medshield explains the difference between medical aid schemes and medical insurance

Medical Aid

Medshield explains the difference between medical aid schemes and medical insurance

Issued by Stone 25 Sep 2024

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South Africa says reform agenda in progress after Fitch affirms ratings

Kopano Gumbi 17 Sep 2024

Medihelp reports strong growth, more younger members join

Medical Aid

Medihelp reports strong growth, more younger members join

Issued by Medihelp 25 Jun 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Jittery markets struggle with South Africa coalition puzzle

3 Jun 2024

Emira announces strong operational results and good strategic progress backed by active capital recycling

Markets & Investment

Emira announces strong operational results and good strategic progress backed by active capital recycling

Issued by Catchwords 3 Jun 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

IMF board approves members to channel reserve assets to MDBs for hybrid instruments

Andrea Shalal 16 May 2024

Economy

African countries can’t resolve their debt crisis under a system rigged against them

Carlos Lopes 6 May 2024

Unlocking your benefits - Medical aid tax credits and subsidies, by Medshield

Medical Aid

Unlocking your benefits - Medical aid tax credits and subsidies, by Medshield

Issued by Stone 22 Apr 2024

Healthcare

Navigating prescription medication cover and formulary tiers in South Africa

22 Apr 2024

The Kohler acquisition was announced in January.

Markets & Investment

CompCom approves Discovery Energy Holdings acquisition of Kohler Energy

Lindsey Schutters 5 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied.

Banking

AFC raises $1.16bn syndicated loan, its largest ever, in mission to close Africa’s infrastructure gap

26 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Fred Razak, chief trading strategist at CMTrading.

Finance

Moody's downgrade - fair or foul? Exploring China’s economic landscape

Fred Razak 27 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Minister of Small Business Development of South Africa, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams.

Financial Services

African Bank: Championing youth-led small-business solutions at GEC+ Africa

Katja Hamilton 14 Mar 2024

Accounting & Auditing

South Africa's battle against greylisting: a year on

Hawken McEwan 4 Mar 2024

Source: © Scaliger 123rf "AI will be fundamental for our business and we are embracing the opportunities that it presents, putting it at the heart of our operations and our work for clients," says Mark Read, CEO WPP.

Marketing

AI fundamental to WPP business, says WPP CEO, Mark Read

22 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied. Jurgen Eckmann, wealth manager at Consult by Momentum.

Budget Speech

Tax hike risk: Don’t do it, Mr Finance Minister!

Jurgen Eckmann 19 Feb 2024

Source: AdWeek Mark Read, CEO of WPP

Marketing

WPP CEO Mark Read: AI is an opportunity, not a threat in the industry

31 Jan 2024

Curb the cost of bad credit

Banking

Curb the cost of bad credit

Issued by Irvine Partners 17 Nov 2023

Improved numbers drive Dipula's solid performance

Facilities & Property Management

Improved numbers drive Dipula's solid performance

Issued by Catchwords 16 Nov 2023

Economy

MTBPS to highlight urgent action for South Africa's economic outlook

Annabel Bishop 1 Nov 2023

Source: Supplied.

Banking

Be smart about credit

24 Oct 2023

Image: Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba addresses the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN Headquarters in New York City, US, 21 September 2022. Reuters/Brendan McDermid

ESG & Sustainability

Gabon 'blue bond' swap raises hopes for wave of African debt-for-nature deals

Rachel Savage 16 Aug 2023

Medshield highlights strong financial position at the 2023 Annual General Meeting

Medical Aid

Medshield highlights strong financial position at the 2023 Annual General Meeting

Issued by Stone 14 Aug 2023

Source: Reuters.

Economy

Dollar shrugs off Fitch's US credit rating downgrade

Rae Wee 2 Aug 2023

Surviving the mid-winter slump: Tips for small businesses

SMEs

Surviving the mid-winter slump: Tips for small businesses

Issued by Business Partners Limited 4 Jul 2023

Source: Supplied. Wikimedia Commons

Finance

Africa needs its own credit rating agency: here's how it could work

Misheck Mutize 27 Jun 2023

Omnisient awarded as 2023 Technology Pioneer by World Economic Forum

Technology

Omnisient awarded as 2023 Technology Pioneer by World Economic Forum

Issued by Omnisient 22 Jun 2023

Source: Supplied. Stian van Zyl, currency and treasury manager at South African foreign-exchange (FX) company Kuda.

Economy

3 strategic measures to protect businesses from the impact of a weakening rand

Stian van Zyl 19 Jun 2023

Source: Pexels.

Markets & Investment

No respite for the rand

Andre Cilliers 18 May 2023