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5 Powerful ways AI trade copiers strengthen risk management in Forex trading

Forex trading in South Africa has seen rapid growth in recent years, with more individuals using technology to participate in global financial markets. At the same time, risk…

Mantengu Mining Limited CEO, Mike Miller,

Mantengu’s valuation quagmire

The Mantengu file: When expert valuations, courts and regulators all say no

Discover how AI-Powered analytics are revolutionising retail Forex Trading in 2025

The foreign-exchange market has always rewarded traders who can process information faster than the competition. In 2025, that advantage increasingly belongs to those who deploy…

How to protect your wealth and investments in turbulent times

While there have been some positive economic steps in South Africa in recent months, the advantages of offshore investing are still evident

Global forex markets: Dancing to the tune of political events

Elections, policy changes and international conflicts can send ripples through the financial world, affecting everything from exchange rates to trading strategies

A step-by-step guide to forex trading for South African investors

To make money in this field requires research, careful planning and plenty of practise

Integrating geopolitical insights for enhanced gold trading decisions in South Africa

The dynamic nature of geopolitics requires traders to remain vigilant, adaptable and informed, ensuring their strategies are resilient in the face of uncertainty

How do geopolitical manoeuvres shape your trading and marketing moves?

Market participants must stay abreast of geopolitical developments such as conflicts when making trading decisions

Digital markets decoded: Navigating the world of online trading

The global market is now accessible from the comfort of your own home

Forex trading in the era of blockchain: New opportunities and challenges

Currency trading will never be the same

The rise of Forex trading in South Africa: An economic perspective

It influences the economy and is an indication of the country’s burgeoning financial sophistication

Former SAA Technical board chair and SAA board member Yakhe Kwinana testifies before the Zondo Commission on November 02, 2020 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Papi Morake/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

South African Institute of Chartered Accountants investigates ‘clueless or dishonest’ Kwinana

Yakhe Kwinana, the former chairperson of SAA Technical, has been asked to make representations to Saica, but has not responded

Former SAA Technical board chair and SAA board member Yakhe Kwinana testifies before the Zondo Commission on November 02, 2020 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Papi Morake/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Zano Spark’s R4.3-million ‘kickback’ used to buy property

Former SAA Technical board chair Yakhe Kwinana’s foreign-exchange trading business came under scrutiny at the Zondo commission on Tuesday

People jostle for a chance to buy a loaf of bread from a vendor at a market in Bulawayo last year  (ZINYANGE AUNTONY / AFP)

Zimbabweans’ survival strategies

Even the better off have had to find ways to manage in the shattered economy

Key to wealth: An FBK millionaire flaunts his expensive German wheels. (Facebook)

Forex traders share the act

A reality show reveals the high life of those who trade in foreign currencies, but is it all it’s cracked up to be?

Big bucks: JP Morgan Chase & Co is among 23 global banks accused of manipulating the rand. (Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Another hurdle in competition commission’s forex case

Banks argue the Competition Tribunal has no power to call out foreign firms on cartel conduct

The legal giants for both players – 23 banks on one side and the commission on the other – are due to argue about rand-rigging. But they haven’t got out of the starting blocks yet. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Titans face off in banks case

Before the court battle over rand-rigging begins, the tribunal must settle a number of preliminary skirmishes

More money in pocket as cost of living falls

Competition commission resolute in bank collusion hearings

Despite sustained attacks from banks in the forex hearings, the Competition Commission remains confident of its case

Chasing profit: Forex traders at some of the world’s major banks plotted in online chat rooms on how to manipulate currency fixes.

Traders backed by a massive armoury

According to the consent order, the misconduct was systemic and involved several levels of employees.

US plea bargain shows how forex fixes were rigged in SA

US plea bargain shows how forex fixes were rigged in SA

Online chat rooms were key to the way in which traders colluded to maximise profits.