87 Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella … trillions of dollars of investor wealth have been created on his watch For more than a decade, Satya Nadella’s tenure at Microsoft has been held up…
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RAF counter application over ‘blank cheque’ claims dismissed
80 Judge says the inference of mala fides by the fund and former CEO Collins Letsoalo in bringing the counter application is ‘inescapable’. A Road Accident Fund (RAF) counter application for a…
Crypto has gone mainstream – will South African regulators catch up in 2026?
80 The author, Luno’s Marius Reitz By the end of 2025, it had become clear, even to the most hardened sceptics, that digital assets, cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology were no longer on…
agile insurance in an uncertain world
89 The insurance sector does not have a data problem. Rather, it has a decision problem. Underwriting, pricing, claims, fraud, customer engagement and capital all shape profitability, retention and regulatory outcomes, often…
More lifestyle audits on their way, this time by the FIC
78 Sars already has these powers. Now the Financial Intelligence Centre will get them too in terms of a new bill being promoted by National Treasury. A new bill being fast-tracked by…
Shoprite keeps Sixty60 momentum as group sales rise 7.2%
85 Shoprite Holdings’ on-demand delivery platform, Sixty60, continued its expansion in the six months to 28 December 2025, with sales via the platform rising 34.6%, significantly outpacing overall group growth. The performance…
iOCO deploys R9.6-million in fresh share buybacks
94 JSE-listed IT services group iOCO has repurchased a further 2.18 million of its own shares, continuing a buyback programme launched last year. In a voluntary statement published on Friday, iOCO —…
South Africa must defend its car industry
106 There are life and death decisions that government must make about our vehicle industry, one of the most important parts of our industrial base. It is facing a bleak future as…
Tax benefits matter for retirement planning but are they enough?
115 There is a saying that you can never have enough money, but can you ensure that you will ever have enough money in retirement? It is time to review your retirement…
Will it will mean for consumers if prime lending rate is phased out
101 Is it important to have a prime rate if banks can use their discretion about the risk you pose by offering a lending rate lower the prime rate? There has been…