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1 week ago | 
businesslive.co.za | Joan Muller
50 years ago this week, one of apartheid’s most prominent Afrikaner opponents died — a prisoner in the town of his birth
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3 weeks ago | 
businesslive.co.za | Joan Muller
The Pretoria tech bro with a son called X Æ A-12 and a yearning to live on Mars would be a perfect fit with the planet K2-18b
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1 month ago | 
businesslive.co.za | Joan Muller
ENVIRONMENT Wild horses roam free in various parts of the region but are threatened by population growth, tourism, poaching and road traffic
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1 month ago | 
businesslive.co.za | Joan Muller
THE GHOST TRAIN Take an overdose of Trump, add some tariffs, bring to a boil, and voila — a hot mess in consumer stocks
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1 month ago | 
businesslive.co.za | Joan Muller
The property stock’s share price rally has been supported by the ‘local is lekker’ theme, but how much upside is left?
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1 month ago | 
businesslive.co.za | Joan Muller
PROPERTY Property share prices may well have taken a breather year to date after a strong rally in the second half of 2024. But last week, several counters including Growthpoint Properties, Attacq, Hyprop Investments, Equites Property Fund, SA Corporate, Shaftesbury Capital and Lighthouse Properties dominated the JSE’s top 10 leaderboard again.
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2 months ago | 
businesslive.co.za | Joan Muller
The results were exceptional, but then the valuation got too hot. If consistently good growth resumes, the share is worth holding
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2 months ago | 
businesslive.co.za | Joan Muller
PROFILE The director of a UCT infectious diseases centre, who worked in the UK, the US and Gambia, mentors students on the one hand and fights for staff funding on the other
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2 months ago | 
businesslive.co.za | Joan Muller
The great trek to Cape Town appears to be running out of steam, no doubt on the back of rocketing house prices that have forced many to rethink relocation. However, city dwellers in other metros aren’t necessarily staying put — they’re simply looking for greener pastures elsewhere. Recent residential building statistics point to a strong uptick in smaller towns and seaside hamlets, along with a notable decline in the bigger metros. That’s particularly true of the Western Cape...
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2 months ago | 
businesslive.co.za | Joan Muller
If you’re looking for a property stock that consistently outperforms the sector, both in terms of dividend and share price growth, Fairvest ticks the boxes. The real estate investment trust (Reit) has been one of the property sector’s best performers for one, three, five and 10 years. In 2024, Fairvest B delivered a whopping 52% total return while A shares gained 30%. That compares to an average 36% for the 23 South Africa-based Reits tracked by the SA Reit Association...
