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It’s no secret that buy-to-let has been something of a dud investment in recent years, save perhaps for some coveted #CapeTown enclaves, where semigration-fuelled demand and a tourist revival have sent rentals soaring. Read more in our cover story here: financialmail.businessday.co.za/features/2026-…

@Landsdowne_Prop CEO Jonathan Kohler featured in the cover article of @FinancialMail regarding the BUY-TO-LET market 👌🏻 Read more in our cover story Cashing in on the rental revival by Joan Muller, here: financialmail.businessday.co.za/features/2026-… #TodaysInsights #TomorrowsSuccess

SPONSORED | Grammy legends Robert Glasper, Lalah Hathaway and Bilal share the spotlight with 17-year-old South African drumming prodigy Caleb Dlamini. Generations collide at @mjffranschhoek later this month. Don’t miss out. financialmail.businessday.co.za/life/2026-03-2…

If there was once gold in them thar hills, there’s rare earth elements in them thar dumps today. Rainbow Rare Earths, a #London-listed mining company, focuses on rare earth elements (REEs) essential for green tech such as #EV magnets and wind turbines. financialmail.businessday.co.za/news-and-fox/2…

BROKERS’ NOTES: Sell: British American Tobacco (#BAT) Buy: #Naspers Naspers is a global consumer internet company. Through its majority-owned subsidiary Prosus, it operates and invests globally in markets with long-term growth potential. Read more: financialmail.businessday.co.za/your-money/202…

The Outeniqua Choo Tjoe was one of the last regularly scheduled passenger steam trains in Africa, chugging along a 67km line on the scenic Garden Route between George and Knysna. The train was an international tourist attraction and much loved by locals. financialmail.businessday.co.za/life/2026-03-1…

The key trend coming out of the Q4 #TransUnion 2025 Mobility Insights Report is the emergence of #Chinese and, to a lesser degree, #Indian and #Japanese cars at price points well below traditional old-school vehicle brands. By @SimonPB. Read more here: financialmail.businessday.co.za/your-money/202…

The Proteas played some good cricket in the recent T20 World Cup. Unfortunately, they played it at the wrong time. And in the wrong half of the event. Read more here: financialmail.businessday.co.za/life/2026-03-1…

#Joburg’s #CBD is not often compared to #NewYork, but these days the spotless streets of #Marshalltown feel like a more peaceful version of the Big Apple. Read more about Bea Swanepoel here: financialmail.businessday.co.za/news-and-fox/2…

"The Citrini report describes how practically every software-as-a-service (#SaaS) company is exposed to the risk of “vibe-coding”: an AI tool such as Claude can be utilised to build capable competitors to even some market-leading firms..." Read more: financialmail.businessday.co.za/investing/2026…

After last year’s stellar run, which sent the share prices of at least a dozen property #stocks up more than 40%, the good times continue to roll for real estate investors. Read more here: financialmail.businessday.co.za/investing/2026…

While the ructions in the #MiddleEast have sent scores of influencers scurrying from their sun loungers to their bomb shelters, they’ve been a bonanza for the likes of Rheinmetall. financialmail.businessday.co.za/news-and-fox/2…

DINNER PARTY INTEL: Could the Bank of England hedge its notes? Having put divisive historical figures on its banknotes, the Bank of England is now opting for animals. But which ones to choose? financialmail.businessday.co.za/news-and-fox/2…

LETTER: It’s about the law, not about being woke: Opposition to Israel’s unlawful, inhumane deeds has nothing to do with being woke, this letter writer says. The FM welcomes concise letters from readers. They can be sent to fmmail@fm.co.za financialmail.businessday.co.za/opinion/2026-0…

Is #Metair in the worst sector at the worst time? The maker of #automotive components is stuck between a rapidly shrinking local car manufacturing sector, an onslaught of imports, a stronger rand, an absent government and its own debt mountain. financialmail.businessday.co.za/investing/2026…

@FinanceGhost: Being big may not be enough In #SouthAfrica, we are used to large retail groups operating across multiple economic profit pools. #Shoprite is a grocery retailer at heart, yet it is rolling out pet store and clothing concepts. Read more: financialmail.businessday.co.za/investing/2026…

#SouthAfrica’s armed forces may soon face a change of command. Gen Rudzani Maphwanya, chief of the #SouthAfrican National Defence Force (@SANDF_ZA) since June 2021, is past the official retirement age. Read more on this here: financialmail.businessday.co.za/news-and-fox/2…

Rudi Dicks, head of the project management office in the Presidency, says it’s essential that Operation Vulindlela becomes a well-established fixture of South Africa’s governance — but in a democracy, nothing is cast in stone. financialmail.businessday.co.za/features/2026-…

The heavyweight title of the first half of March belongs to #Remgro. Between early February and mid-March, the #Rupert family-controlled investment vehicle offloaded nearly 52-million #FirstRand shares, pocketing a cool R4.88bn. financialmail.businessday.co.za/your-money/202…

Harmony Gold is hoping that mediation will bring what it has sought for nearly 18 years: the development of Wafi-Golpu, a gold and copper deposit in Papua New Guinea (PNG) that comprises nearly half of its mineral resources. Read more David McKay here: financialmail.businessday.co.za/investing/2026…

SPONSORED | @PSGWealth’s Adriaan Pask explains how the fast-growing shadow banking system works, and why its risks are too big for investors to ignore. Listen now. financialmail.businessday.co.za/investing/2026…