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

The risks and rewards of marked-down SA Inc stocks

With the JSE underperforming global equity markets, SA Inc looks decidedly cheap. But that spells danger — particularly ahead of a tightly contested election ...

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

SHIRLEY DE VILLIERS: South Africa’s cops in crisis

The news that 5-million dockets were closed due to a lack of leads is symptomatic of a police service in dire straits

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Stefanutti shares rise on report of narrowing loss from continuing operations

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

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