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The JSE’s SME Rise Enterprise Accelerator Programme continues to position itself as a critical enabler in South Africa’s economic ecosystem, offering structured support in areas such as funding readiness, market expansion and operational excellence.

JSE SME programme drives growth as BoTong Civils reports 418% revenue jump

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange has welcomed the fifth cohort of its SME Rise Enterprise Accelerator Programme, supporting high-growth companies in scaling operations, accessing…

Due diligence: The Mpati Commission found that the PIC had not always adhered to sound policies, processes and frameworks. Photo: Screenshot

Hunt on for PIC’s lost billions

Despite asset growth to R3.7 trillion, questions persist over distressed loans and legacy investment scandals

Johannesburg is the beating heart of the African continent—the financial engine that drives its growth. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Reinventing Africa’s most influential city

Johannesburg is the beating heart of the African continent—the financial engine that drives its growth

Mantengu Mining Limited CEO, Mike Miller,

Mantengu’s valuation quagmire

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

Optasia celebrating its listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). Photos: Standard Bank

African-founded firm, Optasia, becomes most extensive fintech JSE listing

Optasia is targeting new markets in India, Indonesia, and the Philippines as it aims to secure a billion customers worldwide

Your guide to investing where your heart urges you to

It’s crisis time for out-of-touch JSE

Delistings and barriers to newcomers threaten to make the local bourse more top-heavy, seeing it serve an even narrower section of the economy

Three party leaders who previously spoke to M&G said they expected Ramaphosa to announce replacements for Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula

It’s clear that state-owned entities can’t be turned around by politics

With Eskom and most other entities in states of disrepair, the relevance of the department of public enterprises is questioned

Former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste. (David Harrison/M&G)

JSE hands Jooste 20-year ban while Steinhoff criminal investigation continues

Markus Jooste is still challenging JSE fines totalling R15 million for his role in the balance sheet scandal

Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Behind Massmart’s JSE exit

Experts say the company’s stock had long lost its value, rendering its delisting immaterial

The head of the Global Reporting Initiative says the practice deserves strong repudiation because it misleads investors and other stakeholders.

‘Greenwashing is fraud’: JSE companies mull climate change pandering

The head of the Global Reporting Initiative says the practice deserves strong repudiation because it misleads investors and other stakeholders

Walmart buying the remaining shares of Massmart would give the struggling retailer financial and operational support to help turn it around, the group said
(Photo by Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Why US giant Walmart wants all of SA Massmart at R62 a share

Walmart buying the remaining shares of Massmart would give the struggling retailer financial and operational support to help turn it around, the group said

File photo by Marco Longari/AFP

R36-billion: The economic cost of gender-based violence

A new report delves into the view that the private sector is key to combatting violence against women and recommends that companies should include their efforts in corporate…

The JSE announces its intention to amend its requirements to enable the listing of actively managed exchange-traded funds. (Guillem Sartorio / AFP via Getty Images)

JSE to amend requirements to enable actively managed ETF listings

The local bourse has seen an uptick in the listing of exchange-traded funds, which allow investors to combine equity, debt, property and commodity exposure at a fairly low cost

Back foot: After his expulsion from the ANC, Julius Malema went to Gold Fields’ mine near Carletonville to campaign for the nationalisation of mines. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Without the ANC, Malema is a ‘destroyer of confidence’ no more

As the ANC’s Youth League leader, Julius Malema spooked investors a decade ago by popularising calls to nationalise the mines

Security companies, community policing forums and the police have drawn up contingency plans to stop looting and public violence. (Guillem Sartorio/AFP)

Vax passports: Business takes cues from government

The private sector, labour and government have been thrashing out ways to increase vaccinations and to restart the economy

Growing: Outgoing Telkom chief executive Sipho Maseko leaves behind a stronger telecommunications company, having largely completed the  move from voice and fixed-line to mobile.  (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg/Getty)

Telkom’s long game bears fruit

The partly state-owned firm has battled the odds to become the third-biggest mobile operator in SA

The PwC report, which tracked executive director remuneration trends in 285 companies, found that there were only 81 women executives among the 725 people whose pay was analysed. (Oupa Nkosi)

In South Africa, only 5% of chief executives are women

Only 5% of chief executives are women and the gender pay gap is most pronounced in the top JSE-listed companies, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report released on…

The global trade system has been jolted by the emerging trade war initiated by US President Donald Trump. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy, M&G

The JSE will stay relevant, says chief executive Leila Fourie

The local bourse has been criticised for failing to stop a spate of delistings

‘Temporary suffering’: Bernard Mostert has cofounded a new footwear company but is determined to have his day in court to try to obtain Steinhoff’s liquidation. (Chris Leggatt)

Tekkie Town’s Steinhoff fight: ‘We will get our business back’

Bernard Mostert on the ordeal of losing a business he helped build and the fight to get it back

Only 6% of the 329 chief executives at JSE listed companies are women.

White men still rule and earn more

Women and black people occupy only a few seats at the JSE table, the latest PwC report has found