TECH & INNOVATION: Cross-Border Payments: Why the G20 Will Miss Its 2027 Deadline

GUEST – Naledzani Mosomane, Head of Enterprise and Supplier Development (ESD) at Business & Commercial Banking South Africa, Standard Bank Group. Nearly 80% of township businesses in South Africa remain unregistered, locking them out of finance, formal markets, and digital tools that could fuel growth. Yet this informal economy contributes…

As the global talent race heats up, South Africa’s top executives are cashing in. CEOs have seen their pay jump by 8%, while CFOs earned 19% more driven by performance-linked incentives and global benchmarking. Makhosazana Mabaso, Director for Executive Reward at PwC South Africa unpacks findings from the 2025 PwC…

GUEST – Tim Acker, portfolio manager at Allan Gray Over the third quarter of this year, the FTSE/JSE All Share Index (ALSI) added to its impressive gains for the year, returning 12.9% and taking its year-to-date return to a remarkable 31.7%. It is seldom that returns from the local equity…

GUEST – Christopher Malan – Executive Manager at Financial Intelligence Centre Corruption in South Africa doesn’t stop when the money is stolen, it continues when that money is spent. From luxury cars to multimillion-rand homes, too many businesses turn a blind eye to the source of funds, allowing the corrupt…

GUEST - Maphanga Maseko – Competition Law expert and Managing Director at Maseko Maphanga Attorneys The Competition Appeals Court has ruled against Lewis Group in its attempt to intervene in Pepkor’s R3.2 billion acquisition of Shoprite’s furniture arm one of the biggest retail sector deals of the decade. At the…