RICARDO SMITH: Positive surprises from US companies while rates become ensconced

It is still not clear whether markets will rally in the way they did last earnings season

MSIZI KHOZA: Debt-for-nature swaps would help ease fiscal pressures

Relief is available on condition the borrower uses the freed-up capital for environmental projects

EDITORIAL: SA at 30 — between despair and hope

Country is less steady than was promised by the heady early years of democracy

ALUWANI MUSEISI: Natural gas a pivot in energy transition

Resource offers SA the means to cut transport emissions and ensuring energy security and affordability

ANTHEA ELEFTHERIADIS AND MPHO MARULE: Mergers require an ESG and legal rethink

In the future, mandatory obligations and regulations will become more far-reaching

FRANCOIS BAIRD: Compensation refusal encourages the spread of bird flu

Government’s attitude in all likelihood contributes to spread of avian virus, adding to devastation

SOLLY MSIMANGA: Freedom Day for some, but not the majority

Residents of Gauteng are all too acutely aware of the government’s 30 years of broken promises and policy failures

BRIAN KANTOR: Wealth may matter more than income

Wait to see what the new two-pot pensions system does to the accumulated worth of households

CHRIS THURMAN: Local is not second-rate in this variety show

‘Finding the Light’ is a musical production in support of the Kolisi Foundation

ESTHER BUTHELEZI: This is a crucial time for business to support civil society

Aid can mitigate disasters amid rampant poverty and inequality

KATE THOMPSON DAVY: Meta AI lands in our apps, whether we like it or not

If your Facebook feed isn’t already full of users mistaking AI content for real life, expect it to be

SIMON NICHOLAS: Africa’s LNG projects threatened by global wave of new capacity

When or if these projects come online, it will be after the wave of new global supply has pushed the global market into oversupply

DHAHINI NAIDU: Move against Berdine Odendaal over Steinhoff assets is positive for SA law

Asset forfeiture in Steinhoff scandal reflects shift towards greater accountability

KIENO KAMMIES: Remote working visa is the pathway to further investment in SA

But those who come to work locally must find a fertile environment in which to collaborate