The role of innovative finance in opening property market access
Access to property ownership has long been one of the most reliable pathways to wealth creation. Yet for many aspiring homeowners and property entrepreneurs, the door to this market remains…
The Green Drop Crisis: we have the skills. Now we need the system.
South Africa’s latest Green Drop Report is more than a dataset. It is a diagnostic of a national essential service in critical condition. Of the 848 wastewater treatment plants assessed…
Africa’s cloud journey in a changing world
Nasiphi Ndevu breaks down the insightsfrom PwC’s 2025 Africa Cloud Business Survey Earlier this year in Johannesburg, PwC released its 2025 Africa Cloud Business Survey. The findings paint a powerful…
A force forged in the crucible of African development
Daphine Hazvibvi Muzawazi has become something of an institution Over a decade of tireless service to the continent’s most consequential development architecture, Daphine Hazvibvi Muzawazi has evolved from an ambitious…
The myth of abandoning BEE
The growing chorus calling for the abandonment of Black Economic Empowerment rests on a dangerous myth that BEE has failed and is therefore beyond redemption. This argument is not only…
Africa is at an extraordinary demographic position
Wits School of Governance programme calls on governments toreshape the continent’s transformation ambition, writes George Morara African governments have been told the phrase “Harnessing the continent’s demographic dividend” is long…
The Green Altar: how the climate economy learned to turn conscience into capital
As the world races toward a green transition, a quieter question emerges: who is saving the planet, and who is quietly profiting from the salvation? The sustainability gospel is beginning…
Redefining success, purpose and endless possibilities
Joe Makhafola sat down with Dr Anza Tshipetane and discovered her multiple prowess, a silent yet powerhouse jam. In a world where careers no longer follow predictable paths and young…
No ambassador, no problem—SA’s unorthodox approach to the US
It’s been a year since SA’s ambassador was expelled from Washington. President Ramaphosa appears to have decided to do without one, writes Peter Fabricius. Is President Cyril Ramaphosa intentionally leaving…
The Middle East crisis and its global ripple effects: oil, markets, and South Africa
A regional conflict with global consequences, writes Nasiphi Ndevu The recent escalation in the Middle East has quickly moved beyond a regional military confrontation and developed into a major global…