Opinion
ISMAIL LAGARDIEN | The curious case of trauma bonding between Japan and the Philippines
How memories of wartime brutality clash with present-day military co-operation
PATIENCE NOMBEKO MBAVA | Responsible leadership under public scrutiny
SPONSORED | FFC intervention over Treasury’s municipal funding freeze highlights the principles Stellenbosch Business School seeks to instil in MBA graduates
ASHLEY NYIKO MABASA | PGMs could be the basis of a new industrial strategy
Infrastructure and investment gaps are holding back platinum group metal-driven growth
RICHARD CALLAND | DA faces uphill fight for Joburg majority
DA's performance in Johannesburg may reshape South Africa's political future
ABDUR AMOD | AI and the limits of global diversification
Broad portfolios may hide heightened risk from AI concentration
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
State expenditure review; NSFAS funding model; deportation policy
GHALEB CACHALIA | Burke affair tests DA’s commitment to transparency
In the case against fintech firm Kastelo, DA faces scrutiny over whether it will hold its own members to the standards demanded of rivals
EDITORIAL | Big business and Eskom must close trust deficit
Eskom and BLSA need to find common ground on the power utility’s unbundling
CARTOON | Manamela’s NSFAS fixes fall short
Today's cartoon by Brandan Reynolds
JOHN DLUDLU | One chapter closes for Macozoma as another opens
Business leader Saki Macozoma’s journey from struggle to boardroom influence
HEATH MUCHENA | The AI supply chain nobody talks about enough
Some of the most important AI stocks are the companies building the body behind the chatbot, like Micron, Intel and Nokia
MAKOLE MUPITA | SA’s infrastructure funding gap isn’t really about a shortage of capital
The country needs a pipeline of bankable projects that pension funds can invest in with confidence
TAMRA CAPSTICK-DALE | The mirage of fiat and the iron fist
How fear-based management stifles talent and honest feedback
LOUIS VAN MANEN | Why governance, risk and resilience will define Reit performance
Boards should prioritise risk oversight and resilience amid shifting market dynamics
EDITORIAL | Manamela fails before MPs as NSFAS funding founders
Court overturns Buti Manamela’s decision to dissolve NSFAS board, while questions mount over Hlengani Mathebula’s appointment and minister’s oversight

























