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 | JAMES LUKE Not since the crises of the 1970s has gold performed as strongly as in 2025. Amidst geopolitical uncertainty playing into short-term movements, James Luke, senior portfolio manager, gold and commodities, considers the bigger picture... read |
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 | IZAK VAN DER WESTHUIZEN Life Insurance in 2026: Why It still matters and how to make it work for you... read |
|  | | How green energy and Insurtech are redefining risk in Africa’s energy transition... read |
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 | ISSUED BY THE PUBLICITY WORKSHOP Access Bank will participate in the 2026 edition of the Investing in African Mining Indaba, reinforcing its position as one of the continent’s leading financial partners to the mining sector... Read |
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| |  | DSG member and eInsurer founder Yaron Assabi unpacks an unsurprising trend affecting cyber insurance: AI... Read |  | COLIN CAMPBELL Colin Campbell, director: marketing and operations at Finchoice, lists three fintech trends to take note of in the new year... Read |  | HAYLEY PARRY Hayley Parry, money coach and facilitator: 1Life’s Truth About Money, highlights how life insurance can protect your legacy... Read |  | AART JURRIAANSE Aart Jurriaanse, COO at Pay@, explores the digital payment trends set to lead South Africa in 2026... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY SANLAM FINTECH How South Africans can unlock good credit in 2026... Read |
 | This week saw the Reserve Bank’s (Sarb) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.75%... Read |
 | GRANT FIETZE, ISSUED BY CAPITAL LEGACY It may surprise you to hear that one of the most important pieces of financial advice you’re likely to receive this year has nothing to do with the latest investment trend... Read |
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 | South Africa saw resilient consumer demand, with Standard Bank reporting double-digit transaction growth as e-commerce volumes surged 40%, signalling momentum into 2026... Read |
 | Financial media networks bring commerce media to consumer banks, transforming customer engagement into a new growth stream… Read |
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 | MARECIA DAMONS The Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ) and the #PayTheGrants campaign want the Supreme Court of Appeal to dismiss government’s appeal... Read |
 | DEIRDRE PHILLIPS AND CHLOë LOUBSER On 13 January 2026, the Minister of Employment and Labour withdrew the 2003 variation notice that had excluded the application of section 34A of the BCEA to employers and employees in respect of the payment of contributions to retirement funds... Read |
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 | MTHO MAPHUMULO The SCA, on 27 January 2026, delivered a judgment with significant and far-reaching implications for the insurance industry, particularly liability insurers... Read |
| Markets & Investment |
 | The deal follows a period of capital raising and growth for the fintech. In 2023, Lula closed a $35m Series B funding... Read |
 | Vukile reinvests proceeds from Spanish retail park sale into higher-growth Iberian shopping centres... Read |
 | NQOBILE DLUDLA Woolworths South Africa delivered "above-market" turnover and concession sales growth of 6.8%, with the food business growing revenue by 7% as the retailer continued to invest in premium food offerings... Read |
 | Shoprite Holdings expects to report up to a 10.2% increase in half-year profit as sales rose by 7.2%, the grocery chain revealed in its operational update... Read |
 | Famous Brands has announced the launch of its buyback programme... Read |
 | An unchanged interest rate is anticipated to bring short-term stability to South Africa’s property market... Read |
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 | NQOBILE DLUDLA Pepkor Holdings reported a 12.9% rise in first-quarter revenue to R29.9bn, benefiting from acquisitions and growth in core clothing brand Pep and demand for tech products... Read |
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 | Paraffin will also decrease, while LP Gas consumers will see increases... Read |
 | NELLIE PEYTON South Africa's government has proposed amending its flagship Black empowerment policy to allow white-owned companies to gain points by contributing to a controversial new R100bn ($6.37bn) fund for Black businesses... Read |
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