Columnists
HEATH MUCHENA | Bitcoin is becoming a sovereign wealth question
Major capital pools in Norway and Singapore's Temasek are looking at cryptocurrency
By Heath Muchena
JABULANI SIKHAKHANE | Budget speeches must balance facts and public persuasion
Fiscal messaging shapes expectations beyond just taxes and spending
By Jabulani Sikhakhane
LUKE FELTHAM | SpaceX and AI ― are we asking the right questions?
Lessons from crypto and Theranos warn against blind optimism
By Luke Feltham
GHALEB CACHALIA | Scorecards mask real transformation shortfalls
Official BEE scores obscure low real black ownership in major companies
By Ghaleb Cachalia
JUN KAJEE | Civic mutiny in bid to survive the SA state
How Frankfort, a rural Free State town, kept the lights on — and was forced to turn them off
By Jun Kajee
RICARDO SMITH | Dancing in the storm, but when will the music stop?
Equity and fixed-income investors navigate sector shifts and global fragmentation
By Ricardo Smith
AYABONGA CAWE | Addis bets on new strategy for industrial transformation
New tax breaks aim to attract manufacturing and energy firms to special economic zones
By Ayabonga Cawe
ANTHONY BUTLER | Antagonists Mbeki and Zuma spar over anti-migrant politics
As rival ex-presidents age together, their battle over legacy still shapes South Africa
By Anthony Butler
BRIAN KANTOR | Bond and share markets moving in opposite directions ― for good reason
Despite the competition for capital, share markets have marched ever higher
By Brian Kantor
GUGU LOURIE | Smart partnerships offer hope for SA’s decaying towns
Data-driven solutions and private investment can revive struggling municipalities
By Gugu Lourie
PETER BRUCE | We need to come to terms with manufacturing’s decline
New Industrial Development Strategy shows how old and out of touch the ANC is
By Peter Bruce
HEATH MUCHENA | AI is making infrastructure the world’s top asset class
Competition shifts to securing energy, technology, and financing for huge projects
By Heath Muchena
RICHARD CALLAND | Conference of the Left tests SA’s political boundaries
Divisions exposed, especially with inclusion of MK party, which lacks leftist ideology
By Richard Calland
STUART THEOBALD | Informal lenders benefit most from new pension rules
Two-pot system preserves retirement savings but fails to curb informal lending
By Stuart Theobald
TOM EATON | Is our unflappable president finally panicking?
Ramaphosa invokes migration issue as ANC faces looming electoral threat
By Tom Eaton
