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Nicole Fritz: speaking truth to power
Nicole Fritz and the Helen Suzman Foundation have been at the forefront of litigating on behalf of 187,000 Zimbabwean exemption permit holders. Her battle is the culmination of a political awareness that started in her teens
Haters gonna hate (African Rainbow Capital)
Patrice Motsepe's empowerment investment vehicle has been unpopular since coming to market in 2015. Now, a plan to raise R750m at R5 a share has drawn further market ire
Afrimat: Deals in the DNA
Afrimat’s serial acquisitions away from its original quarries business have paid off hugely for investors. Will its shot at Lafarge do the same?
Taking African Bank back to its roots
Not many know that African Bank — the microlender that spiralled out of control in 2014 under charismatic then CEO Leon Kirkinis — was actually the first black-owned bank in South Africa, formed in 1974. The FM spoke to CEO Kennedy Bungane about the institution’s path back to the JSE in 2025
City Lodge: Back from the nearly dead
City Lodge has staged a phenomenal comeback from the Covid horror show, and business travel, says CEO Andrew Widegger, is far from over
Thungela goes from go-go to go-slow
Thungela was the hot stock of 2022 thanks to an unprecedented surge in the coal price. The world now, however, looks rather different
No joy in Joburg’s property values
The metro’s latest valuation roll highlights the disconnect between official values and what increasingly frustrated residents can get for their properties. But it also offers a glimpse into the inner workings of the once world-class city
Mpact: Finding growth when there is none
First-half results from packaging group Mpact defy the gloom into which most of South Africa Inc has sunk — though the market remains stubbornly indifferent. The FM spoke to CEO Bruce Strong
Winner takes (almost) all as Impala Platinum secures Royal Bafokeng Platinum
Mining firm Impala Platinum will now have to get cracking to produce the cash returns its shareholders want after winning control of RBPlat
Calgro’s back from the brink
Four years after a near-death experience, the housing developer and memorial parks owner has returned to investors’ radar with a bumper profit





















