[TOP STORY] The paradox of thriving markets amid economic stagnation

Kurhula Baloyi, founder of Sum1 Investments, describes an innovative financing model – and even the idea of a future township stock exchange.

Chantal Marx on Pepkor on strong results as the lending book grew and the market loved the Zeda numbers Jeffrey Wapnick Octodec CEO on results as occupancies improv across the board Kurhula Baloyi founder Sum1 investments on their asset-financing model that enables stokvels to invest into township small businesses

Independent analyst Jimmy Moyaha unpacks Prosus’s swing to positive cash flow. Invicta CEO Steven Joffe on a cleaner balance sheet and how mining activity is lifting capital-equipment demand. STANLIB’s Peter van der Ross on markets taking flight even as global economies lose momentum.

Maarten Ackerman from Citadel notes that ‘it seems the world will probably muddle through’ while ‘we are seeing some of the policy reforms starting to show results.

Nick Kunze from Sanlam Private Wealth unpacks CellC’s IPO pricing, Spar’s latest trading update and whether US markets are flashing signs of nerves. Maarten Ackerman from Citadel explains why the global economy is proving far more resilient than many expected. Robert Leibbrandt on how South Africans who’ve worked in the…