Clicks growth still gets pulses racing

First-half results will please investors, and the retailer expects more of the same to follow

ANALYSIS: The perils of polling

Pre-election surveys aren’t predictions of the outcomes of the polls. But they do offer a snapshot of voter sentiment at a particular moment. Two new polls ...

Diabetes and depression: SA’s silent and deadly combination

A psychiatrist puts out the alert about a South African pandemic

NATASHA MARRIAN: Zuma’s version of King Lear

The former president has never been a calm hand at the helm; now his destructive instincts are taking their toll on his new party

Ship comes in for SA job seekers

Cruise liners bring in tourists and leave a bonanza behind

Has BHP just lit the fuse on market M&A?

What will BHP do next, and could interlopers enter the bidding?

EDITORIAL: Prodding the beast into action

If unsolicited bids are fended off, they can bring out the best in the target company

Where the rich are placing their housing bets

The super-wealthy are discovering a new crop of property hotspots in city, sun and ski belts across the globe, with Cape Town jostling for position

MARC HASENFUSS: Zaad value play slow to germinate

Unless you fancy being a gentleman farmer, there seems little incentive to buy into Zeder’s value proposition for its seed and chemicals business Zaad

DUNCAN MCLEOD: Is Apple under siege?

Regulators pose the biggest danger, but the shifting sands of the technology industry also risk leaving the tech titan exposed

Time to go global on Reits

Analysts believe property stocks in developed markets are poised for a sharp rerating when interest rates finally start to ease

TRACEY DAVIES: Corporates’ climate talk is hypocrisy of the highest order

There’s a yawning chasm between what large companies say about climate change and what they are doing about it

FINANCE GHOST: Listen to the market

On both long and short positions, look at where the multiple has historically traded and why

A bad week for Berdine Odendaal

The good life appears to be over for Berdine Odendaal, the woman upon whom the late Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste lavished cash, cars and even horses

PODCAST: Finally, white smoke from the DA’s policy chimney

After years of chiding and goading the official opposition to produce an economic policy, the DA has one at last, thanks to new policy chief Mat Cuthbert

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