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WeBuyCars  is still a good business despite being embroiled in Transaction Capital’s woes, analysts say. (Photo by Gallo Images/Papi Morake)

WeBuyCars listing: Cruise or crash?

The unbundling of the company will help parent, Transaction Capital, pay some of its debts

Faan van der Walt says the used-car seller has a winning formula and can withstand future economic challenges

WeBuyCars CEO on JSE listing: Nothing will halt our growth

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Classic: Sean Summers returns

Pick n Pay: Summers is back, but will the Ackermans check out?

The prodigal son’s return may usher in a new era for the retailer, which has languished under the Ackerman family’s control

Gold prices have surged by more than 30% in 2024, repeatedly hitting record highs as global economic uncertainty drives demand for the precious metal.
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Rate hikes scuff gold’s pandemic polish

Inflation fears should have inspired a run on gold, but the asset may have lost its relevance

Not working: Residents of a Hillbrow building observe the country’s lockdown in March. (Photo by MARCO LONGARI/AFP via Getty Images)

Business isn’t bad – if you’re big

Large corporates have thrived during the pandemic to the detriment of the workforce

Economists widely expect the South African Reserve Bank’s monetary policy committee to once again hold the interest rate at 8.25% when it concludes its meeting on Thursday.

‘A cruel slap’: Reserve Bank weighs inflation risks as the economy struggles

Critics have said the repo rate hike will jeopardise already sluggish economic growth, but others say the gradual increase will have little effect

Security companies, community policing forums and the police have drawn up contingency plans to stop looting and public violence. (Guillem Sartorio/AFP)

Vax passports: Business takes cues from government

The private sector, labour and government have been thrashing out ways to increase vaccinations and to restart the economy

Bullish: Transaction Capital’s David Hurwitz says defensive sectors are resilient in the wake of the pandemic. Photo: Elaine Banister Photography

Transaction Capital finds trust among used-car salesmen

The firm believes the second-hand vehicle business will thrive in a post-Covid world

The South African Reserve Bank has kept the repo rate unchanged at 3.5%. (Oupa Nkosi)

The repo rate remains unchanged at 3.5%

Three members of the South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee(MPC) have decided to keep rates unchanged at 3.5%

It may be that the most important lesson this pandemic has to teach us is that we don’t control nearly as many things as we like to think we do.

Coronavirus and the economy: We didn’t prepare for tough times

South Africa was well-placed for the 2008 crisis. But R3.18-trillion debt and low growth hamper its ability to limit the economic effects of Covid-19

Local banks are cheap

Company earnings on the local market are very strong at the moment, but probably have already reached their peak in percentage gains terms. The local banking shares are a prime…

Should you be buying bonds?

With the R153 at current levels of 8,51%, local bonds are no longer expensive but have not yet entered buying territory. While inflation is under control, it will rise over the…