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We all love a good deal, but how we spend says a lot about our financial habits and what we ultimately need to do to make the most of our opportunities in life.There are roughly four spending personalities that can emerge on occasions like Black Friday, with different strengths and…

President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed a far-reaching proclamation authorising the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to probe allegations of serious maladministration, improper conduct and possible corruption at South African Tourism (SA Tourism), marking one of the most significant interventions in the entity’s recent history.The proclamation follows years of controversy at the…

I still remember the sinking feeling. African Tech Roundup had received a $25 000 grant from the Celo Foundation, tokens that briefly tripled in value (in fiat terms) during the bull run. Instead of converting to fiat to fund our project as intended, we held. Then the market turned. By the time…

The curtain has fallen, and despite all voices and mixed echoes of what was possible through our G20 Presidency, South Africa has delivered a resoundingly successful G20, and a promising outcome.For the first time ever, the world’s most powerful economies convened on African soil at the G20 Leaders’ Summit in…

Octodec Investments, a prominent JSE-listed Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) primarily operating in Tshwane and Johannesburg, has reported a 7.6% increase in its full-year dividend, now standing at 134.5 cents per share for the year ending August 31.This rise followed the declaration of a final dividend of 72.5 cents per…

The Department of Agriculture (DoA) has dismissed claims by the Southern African Agri Initiative (Saai) that the regulatory system responsible for approving fertilisers, pesticides, farm feeds and veterinary products is facing a “total administrative breakdown.”This follows a strongly worded letter of demand sent by Saai’s attorneys to the Minister of…

South Africa’s energy transition hinges on private capital stepping in to fill funding gaps. Although the country has secured over R18 billion in new loans from the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the German KfW Development Bank to support its Just Energy Transition, this funding remains insufficient and is heavily loan-dependent, adding to…

One of the realities facing South Africa is, that without policy intervention, Mpumalanga’s economic contraction will start to increase rapidly. This is the result of a combination of factors including the reliance of the Mpumalanga economy on the extraction of coal and the failure of municipalities to deliver basic services.Coal mining, like…

South Africa’s top CEOs stand out for their depth of experience and strong institutional knowledge – but they trail far behind their global peers in international mobility and cross-sector experience. That’s according to Route to the Top 2025, a report from global leadership advisory firm Heidrick & Struggles, which analysed the profiles of…

According to Anchor Capital economist Casey Sprake, Black Friday 2025 is shaping up to be more than a retail rush – it could reveal the country’s underlying economic momentum.Black Friday is “a surprisingly valuable gauge of the country’s economic momentum,” said Sprake.IOL research shows that if spending over the upcoming…