Three decades of purpose-driven investing
As the Futuregrowth Infrastructure & Development Bond Fund turns 30, I look back on its milestones and the purpose that has driven it from day one. When the fund launched…
A year to remember for Rand Water
The year 2025 has been hugely successful for Rand Water, with the highlight being the opening of the Zuikerbosch Station 5A Water Purification Plant. With the help of the entity’s…
Unsafe and substandard. Is that what public healthcare in SA looks like?
Is the way quality is measured in our public health sector a fair test? Linda Pretorius and Jacques Verryn take a look. “Unsupervised, unstructured, non-standardised, unsafe, and altogether substandard.”This is…
Standard Bank Joy of Jazz 2025: A Jazz Celebration Driving Tourism and Culture in Johannesburg
From 26 to 28 September, Africa’s premier jazz festival brings world-class music, global artists, and economic vitality to the city Johannesburg, South Africa – The countdown is on for Africa’s…
What retirement means for women who aren’t done yet
Therèse Havenga, Head of BusinessTransformation at Momentum Savings, contemplates what will be waiting in retirement “So have you thought about what you want to do with your last two rodeos…
South Africa’s future in a changing world: the GNU’s two-way option
Nasiphi Ndevu shares the views thatcame out of the recent ISS Futures event South Africa at a Crossroads: The GNU’s Two-Way Option for Growth and Stability On the backdrop of…
Transforming culinary training in South Africa
Jarlyne Joel is a visionary entrepreneur and champion of youth empowerment through culinary education. Ido Lekota sat down with her to find out more. As the co-founder and Managing Director…
Woman Power: taking the diamond industry by storm
We caught up with Nosiphiwo Mzamo, CEO of State Diamond Trader to discuss the industry and how she has flourished You’re leading one of the most strategic state-owned entities in…
How the financial sector keeps black people out of meaningful economic participation
Khandani Msibi, the CEO of 360 Global, recently took part in a hard hitting interview with the Sunday World. Nasipi Ndevu summarises the salient points of that conversation. When apartheid…
Rethinking EV projections and the implications for PGMs
It has been almost a decade since the Paris Accords were adopted by over 190 countries. The global agreement to a climate risk transition – to be actioned through various…