Financial Mail

#1Business rescue: The good, the bad and the ugly #2How Capitec became a banking behemoth #3THE FINANCE GHOST: AI deflation, energy inflation … and a housing shock?#4JUSTICE MALALA: ANC’s lack of leadership is now a crisis #5JANNIE ROSSOUW: A notable lesson from an unlikely place

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How Capitec became a banking behemoth

Capitec succeeded by moving fast but sticking to conservative principles. It is now South Africa's biggest bank by numbers and has other targets lined up

By Antoinette Steyn and Ruby DelahuntMay 14, 2026 at 5:00 am

Investing

THE FINANCE GHOST: AI deflation, energy inflation … and a housing shock?

Everything that is happening in AI at the moment is sending a stake right through the heart of numerous technology companies — and their valuations.

By The Finance Ghost

Features

JANNIE ROSSOUW: A notable lesson from an unlikely place

Considering the effects of inflation, the Reserve Bank should pay heed to the lessons of private currencies elsewhere, consider the recent development in Orania, and look at the issuance of a R500 note for South Africa

By Jannie Rossouw

Why Alexandra Abrahams doesn’t want to be the smartest person in the room

Cut red tape and fix municipalities to turbocharge South Africa’s economy and create jobs. These actions top the priorities list for Alexandra Abrahams, deputy minister of trade, industry & competition.

Auto sector still in credit

The value of South African automotive exports to the US plunged by 29% in 2025 as President Donald Trump’s punitive import-duty war took hold.

JUSTICE MALALA: ANC’s lack of leadership is now a crisis

South Africa's future cannot depend on one man. This is emphasised when we look for ANC leaders to succeed Cyril Ramaphosa but find an alarming scarcity.