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Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Richard Stewart has stepped into the top job at a time when the company is printing money in its gold and PGM operations. But success during the favourable times in the cycle is driven by what a mining company does through the cycle. From cost control measures through to strategic commodity investments, there are many strategies that Sibanye-Stillwater uses to create long-term shareholder value. In this excellent discussion, Richard gives us deeper insights into the operating environment and how the group positions itself over time.

Lawns were never about practicality or ecology. They were never even really about grass. They were about signalling. Dominique Olivier walks us through the history of lawns, from communal grazing areas through to a show of wealth.

AngloGold's free cash flow almost tripled year-on-year, while sector peer Pan African Resources is making progress on its deal in Australia. The Foschini Group's Australian story is becoming meme-worthy, with the group in trouble. Sea Harvest is officially out of Ladismith Cheese. Greencoat Renewables released quarterly numbers.

Altron, Datatec, Gold Fields, Lesaka Technologies and Southern Sun all have good news stories to tell. The same certainly can't be said for Sappi, where shareholders are facing disaster. At Life Healthcare, the latest period was a disappointment for the market.

With the August / September earnings season behind us, it's helpful to look at share price moves over the past 30 days on the JSE to see how sentiment has shifted. The PGMs have driven the Top40 higher, while insurance has taken a breather.

At the halfway mark in 2025, we've lived through some huge geopolitical shifts. The world's gaze has shifted beyond just the US market. Many investors choose to stick with what they know in times like these. This means homegrown favourites on the JSE. But which stocks have been the big winners thus far this year, and what do they have in common?