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Cannabis, hemp will bring opportunities but not as high as expected

There is still room for advancing the cannabis and hemp industries in South Africa. But we cannot position these as major game-changers in our...

Warning signs for SA’s economy if Middle East conflict persists

A sharp conflict escalation in the Middle East has sent fresh tremors through global markets, raising concerns about fuel prices, inflation and growth in...

Nedbank ‘had to bite bullet’ in its R600m settlement with Transnet

Nedbank Group says it needed to pay the R600-billion settlement to state-owned entity Transnet, as the financial services institution wants to play a big...

Keep paying grant recipients in cash, social justice organisation pleads

Social justice groups have raised concerns about government’s plans to replace the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant with a new form of income...

African telescopes emerging as global leaders

A record-breaking cosmic signal detected by South Africa’s MeerKAT telescope is signalling a deeper shift in where frontier astronomy is happening. Astronomers at the University...

New tool to detect financial strain early

Financial advice platform Doshguide has launched a digital tool to help track and better understand personal finances. Doshguide founder, Rory Brachner said the Financial Health...