Take a shot at these bargain stocks

Looking to take on SA Inc stocks ahead of the election? If you can stomach some risk, there are a few lesser-known bargains to be had

No jumping the gun on inflation target

South Africa could reap many benefits by achieving persistently lower inflation. One way to get there, says the Reserve Bank, is by lowering the inflation ...

SIMON BROWN: The downside of dividends

Dividends can be great — but be prepared for some headaches, especially with relation to tax and the drag on returns

YOUR MONEY: Pay off debt, or invest?

Interest rates are hurting everyone, but it would be foolish not to keep saving for the long term

Time to bulk up on Redefine?

The company is trading at one of the biggest discounts to NAV in the sector while offering a yield of more than 13%

PROFILE: Ockert Terblanche – from policeman to parliamentarian

Retiring MP Ockert Terblanche knows what it’s like to be a cop

Welcome to SA’s first AI election

Thanks to the efforts of Media Monitoring Africa and the IEC, Meta, TikTok and Google have committed to the fight against manipulated information

Inside Cape Town’s social housing struggle

The legal tussle between housing activists and the Western Cape government and City of Cape Town is over. But pressing issues around the provision of social ...

JAMIE CARR: Cooking up a surprise at Apple

Rumours are flying thick and fast about major new product launches and AI features

Online retail — superb or shady?

Investors are happy with local e-commerce firms, but there is concern about the operations of low-cost importers

CHRIS ROPER: Zuma’s poison plot ploys

Yet another story is doing the rounds about an attempted poisoning of the apparently invincible Jacob Zuma. We need to look beyond the claims to see what ...

SA gold shares: how high can they go?

In contrast to PGM miners, these are good times for Gold Fields, Harmony Gold and AngloGold Ashanti

MARC HASENFUSS: More sinned against than sinning

While investors once could seek solace in ‘sin sector’ shares in times of uncertainty, things are looking decidedly parched on that front today

How Cape Town is putting SA back on the tourism map

Foreign visitors are flocking to the country, with Cape Town’s international tourist tally testing a record high over Easter

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MARKET WRAP: JSE strengthens after US inflation relief

Lindiwe Tsobo

Futures trading suggests a 51.7% likelihood that the Fed will ease rates in September

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Surprise bump in retail trade sales for March, but GDP outlook sours

Denene Erasmus

The figures imply a negative contribution from the sector to total GDP at the start of 2024, raising the risk of GDP contracting for the first quarter

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Competition authority approves Sea Harvest merger

Its deal with Terrasan Beleggings will create the biggest abalone business in the southern hemisphere

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Cyril Ramaphosa signs NHI Bill into law

Tamar Kahn and Tauriq Moosa

Trade union Solidarity and AfriForum the first opponents to set in motion their legal challenges

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JUSTICE MALALA: Why the DA snubs black liberals

The burning flag ad shows the party is out of touch with voters who could have helped it govern

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EDITORIAL: NHI — a Grimm fairy tale

The National Health Insurance Bill, signed into law on the eve of the election, will need absurd tax increases and won’t result in better care

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EDITORIAL: Why South Africa needs a lower inflation target

Reserve Bank makes a good case for a lower inflation target but there are obstacles to overcome, including government inefficiency

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