Sarah Smit
Sarah Smit is a general news reporter at the Mail & Guardian. She covers topics relating to labour, corruption and the law.
Businesses count the cost of devastating KwaZulu-Natal floods
/ 13 April 2022

Businesses count the cost of devastating KwaZulu-Natal floods

Companies are having to deal with operational and supply-chain disruptions that come less than nine months after the riots in July.

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Reserve Bank mulls the future of money in the digital age
/ 7 April 2022

Reserve Bank mulls the future of money in the digital age

Distributed ledger technology, most commonly used to trade and store cryptocurrencies, could have a massive impact on the traditional financial system

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Absa’s Arrie Rautenbach long game can’t save bank from transformation critics
/ 6 April 2022

Absa’s Arrie Rautenbach long game can’t save bank from transformation critics

Rautenbach’s retail track record put him in good stead — and inadequate succession planning helped too

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Nigeria’s economy short circuits despite oil gains
/ 6 April 2022

Nigeria’s economy short circuits despite oil gains

Africa’s largest oil producer has not been able to cash in fully on the price rally because of lacklustre production and its reliance on imported fuel

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