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In this edition of Pivot Point we sit down with Shaka Zwane, Head of Insurance & Fiduciary at Standard Bank South Africa, to explore the evolving face of financial services. With a rich career spanning years in the banking sector, Zwane reflects on how the industry has shifted to meet…

GUEST – Andrea Slabber - Insights Lead at Trade Intelligence As fuel volumes decline and competition intensifies, South Africa’s forecourt retailers are shifting their focus beyond the pump toward food, convenience, and partnerships that drive loyalty and spending. Trade Intelligence’s latest Forecourt Retail Report sheds light on a channel under…

GUEST – Hayley Ivins-Downes, Managing Executive Real Estate, Lightstone Property Low-income households in South Africa faced an acute shortage of formal housing stock – and data analysed by Lightstone, a provider of comprehensive data, analytics and systems on property, automotive and business assets, showed that there was one property for…

GUEST – Johann Els - Old Mutual chief economist Johann Els’ key message in the mid-year outlook was that SA’s long-term growth trend is improving, albeit from a low base. Following more than a decade of sluggish performance where the economy expanded by just 1.1% on average between 2009 and…

After 25 years of building South Africa’s biggest retail bank, Capitec CEO Gerrie Fourie is stepping down but not into silence. In this exit interview, we speak to the outgoing CEO about the bold decisions, crises weathered, and culture-first leadership that helped Capitec flip the script on South African banking.