[TOP STORY] The SME Confidence Index and the future of small businesses in South Africa

Petri Redelinghuys analyses recent market trends. Andrew Amoils of New World Wealth on the rise of crypto millionaires. David Morobe of Business Partners on falling SME confidence amid fiscal uncertainty and rand volatility.

'I think the main character in this whole drama is probably Trump himself, because it is a historically unprecedented degree of public interference in the functioning of the central bank’ – Izak Odendaal Old Mutual Wealth Investment Strategist.

Kea Nonyana from Scope Prime unpacks Trump's comments at the UN General Assembly. Cassidy Nydahl from Franc introduces a new tool designed to bring financial order to SA’s hustlers and gig workers. Old Mutual’s Izak Odendaal weighs in on the outlook for US and SA interest rates.

While affordability is deteriorating, women aged 35-45 are more inclined to buy a new vehicle and males tend to opt for used vehicles from the more established brands – Henry Botha from Absa Vehicle & Asset Finance.

Analyst Jimmy Moyaha on PPC’s turnaround plan and Canal+’s takeover of MultiChoice. Jonathan Kohler, Landsdowne Property Group CEO, on how South Africa’s property market is finding breathing room as affordability dynamics shift. Henry Botha from Absa Vehicle & Asset Finance talks the real cost of car repayments for South Africans.