African CEOs look to growth as AI adoption lags
Tola Adeyemi, CEO of KPMG One Africa, explores African CEOs’ views on AI, workforce transformation, the future of governance and navigating global headwinds.
The Great Dezemba Squeeze: Festive travel on a budget
Michelle Munero, head of travel and lifestyle at Standard Bank, shares festive travel trends, how holiday spending can affect your January budget and banking app offers.
JSE slips as miners fall
MJ Givens Kgasi of Weltrade unpacks the JSE’s losses, led by mining stocks, and explores why investors are pulling out of emerging markets. He also discusses US market movements, inflation concerns, AI stocks, rising Brent crude prices and the potential impact of geopolitical tensions on future ener
Afrimat results, African CEO outlook, and Clicks’ 1 000th store
We round up market trends with Weltrade, unpack Afrimat’s results, explore KPMG’s insights on African CEOs, mark Clicks’ 1 000th store milestone, share festive-season budgeting tips with Standard Bank and feature SMME MTE Xpress.
Local bus manufacturing could add billions to SA’s economy
‘There's a massive opportunity on the table. South Africa does already build world-class bus bodies,’ says Irshaad Kathrada, CEO of the Localisation Support Fund.
IBM shares fall as results fail to offset broader tech worries
IBM’s quarterly sales rose 5% to $17.1bn, beating analyst estimates, while consulting revenue fell short of expectations.
Meta reports $825bn in future spending commitments
The commitments include $355.7bn in future lease obligations and $454.5bn in non-cancellable contracts.
Four months in: Is SA’s new lottery operator delivering?
Building buses at home could add R1bn to GDP. The economic stakes of South Africa’s local government elections. And can SA turn its biotech talent into global treatments?
Godongwana takes aim at the Constitution for holding back growth
The finance minister says regulatory framework creates growth challenges.
Barclays to cut 5 000 jobs in AI-fueled push to lower costs
The bank plans to complete the job cuts by year-end, with about 60% affecting support functions, as third-quarter fixed-income trading revenue fell 19% to $1.4bn.