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Last season, it was a 12-point gap. In 2023, the difference between #Mamelodi #Sundowns in first place in the Premier Soccer League (@OfficialPSL) and runners-up @orlandopirates was 16 points. Read more on this here: financialmail.businessday.co.za/life/2026-04-0…

"In normal times, roughly 20-million barrels a day, about a fifth of global consumption, flow through Hormuz. With traffic now reduced to a fraction of that, the impact on global trade is profound." Read more in Countdown to chaos by Raymond Steyn, here: financialmail.businessday.co.za/features/2026-…

The disruption to energy markets following the war in the #MiddleEast is a textbook supply shock, one that raises inflation while weighing on growth. As history has shown, how policymakers respond to such shocks matters as much as the shock itself. financialmail.businessday.co.za/features/2026-…

"The article titled “Sleight of hand” (FM, March 26-April 1) reflects a familiar wave of scepticism towards National Health Insurance (NHI), raising overhyped concerns that, while not new, warrant careful clarification." By Moremi Nkosi. Read more here: financialmail.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-0…

BROKERS’ NOTES: Buy: Naspers Sell: Vodacom The cellular services giant sits on a valuation that looks full — especially with its key South African market looking tougher. financialmail.businessday.co.za/your-money/202…

"I have been using the various different LLMs from Alphabet, OpenAI and Anthropic pretty much since the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022." Read more by @SimonPB in Mind your language when it goes large, here: financialmail.businessday.co.za/your-money/202…

The rebranded #iOCO is now, somewhat ironically, returning to the acquisition playbook — but with a clear intent to do so more intelligently. Investors appear willing to give management the benefit of the doubt. financialmail.businessday.co.za/investing/2026…

"Halter creates a digital map of a farm, allowing the farmer to erect virtual fences and analyse the condition of the pasture, while the collars vibrate or play audio cues that let the cows know when it’s time to move location..." More by Jamie Carr here financialmail.businessday.co.za/news-and-fox/2…

While the country is gearing up to hunt for #Easter eggs, executives have been stuffing their baskets with money and shares. If you want to know what the C-suite really think about their companies’ prospects ahead of the long weekend, follow their money. financialmail.businessday.co.za/your-money/202…

Amid a recent outpouring of fawning, self-serving ubuntu and bogus brotherhood among sworn political enemies, let’s not forget that our politics is a dangerous business, and there’s good reason our political class spends billions on personal protection. financialmail.businessday.co.za/life/2026-04-0…

Zeda, a small-cap vehicle leasing and rental stock with a market capitalisation of R2.5bn, saw an intriguing board shake-up at its AGM at the end of February financialmail.businessday.co.za/investing/2026…

Stadio Holdings, the JSE-listed private education group, closed its 2025 financial year with an enrolment roster exceeding 53,000 students, an expanded 30% ebitda margin, and revenue up 14% to R1.84bn. An A+ of a financial report, one might say. financialmail.businessday.co.za/investing/2026…

“Whatever the eventual outcome of #US President #DonaldTrump’s little excursion into Iran, one conclusion appears inevitable: the historic oil crisis of recent weeks is likely to accelerate the global shift towards renewable energy…” financialmail.businessday.co.za/features/2026-…

“I think the BRPs are looking for a raison d’être for the Post Office so they can attract funding from the National Treasury. So they’re pursuing every route that might be available to them to persuade the Treasury to forward them money.” financialmail.businessday.co.za/features/2026-…

The idea of combining a mix of buildings on one site — office, retail, residential, leisure and hospitality — was conceived in the mid-1990s, when Cape Town’s Century City and Joburg’s Melrose Arch appeared on architectural drawing boards. financialmail.businessday.co.za/features/2026-…

South Africa’s auto industry is in the middle of a very awkward traffic circle: one exit points to renewal, one to irrelevance, one to a future assembled in China, and one to the familiar national lay-by marked “nice, shame about the implementation”. financialmail.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-0…

#Yoco was started in #CapeTown in 2015 by Katlego Maphai, Bradley Wattrus, Lungisa Matshoba and Carl Wazen. At the time most small businesses relied on cash payments; only about 250,000 had access to card machines. Read more here: financialmail.businessday.co.za/news-and-fox/2…

Khusela Diko, a senior ANC MP who earns R1.7m a year as chair of the portfolio committee on communications & digital technologies, has not paid her TV licence. financialmail.businessday.co.za/news-and-fox/2…