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International Titans Basket Ltd provides diversified international equity exposure with built-in capital protection, helping investors navigate periods of heightened market volatility. This dollar-denominated listed share, promoted by Investec, offers a measured way to stay “in the game” while staying covered.

Almost every empire in history has feared the same thing. It isn't an army; it's a room full of caffeinated people with contrarian opinions. Dominique Olivier explains how rulers from the governor of Mecca to King Charles II tried (and failed) to ban coffee.

In this deep dive, I contrast BHP and DRDGOLD as mining houses at the opposite end of the size and capex spectrum. Where BHP has diversified into copper, DRDGOLD has stuck to its knitting. But will that continue?

In this deep dive, I look at the recent results of Absa and Standard Bank. There's much to learn from these financial services giants, but there's one clear theme that came through for me: though Africa may tell a great story in a slide deck, the South African businesses are still doing the heavy lifting.

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?