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In this episode of the Ghost Stories podcast, we welcome Old Mutual Investment Group to the platform for the first time. Maahir Jakoet, lead manager of the Old Mutual Global Islamic Equity Fund, looks back on a decade of top quartile performance. This podcast lifts the lid on how Shari’ah-compliant investing can deliver unexpected outperformance vs. traditional funds.

The Foschini Group's results for the year ended March 2026 reflect a weaker second half and deteriorated trading conditions across all operating regions. The group has identified important key focus areas to improve performance.

The Backrooms began as an anonymous 4chan post and became the most surprising horror movie hit of the year. To understand why an empty room terrifies us, we have to look at what's hiding behind the wallpaper. From liminal spaces to uncanny valley, Dominique Olivier looks at how empty rooms can be just as scary as monsters.

China remains South Africa's largest trading partner, but the landscape of global trade is evolving. In this episode of No Ordinary Wednesday, Investec Treasury Economist Tertia Jacobs and Head of Supply Chain Dylan Govender look at the forces reshaping Sino-South Africa trade and explore what these changes mean for local businesses and the broader economy.

In the 71st edition of Unlock the Stock, Metair Investments joined the platform to discuss the challenges and opportunities in their fascinating business. With exposure to South Africa's automotive sector, this is a great way to understand that value chain.

What began as a geopolitical conflict is rapidly becoming something much larger. Oil is only one part of the story. Natural gas, fertilisers, chemicals, shipping routes, aluminium, aviation fuel and global supply chains are all now being affected by the fallout from the Iran war. In the latest episode of No Ordinary Wednesday, Jeremy Maggs speaks to Investec’s Osa Mazwai and Campbell Parry about why this is increasingly being described as an “everything shock.”

Millennials and Gen Z aren't buying houses by default anymore. But they sure are buying other things! Dominique Olivier's recent visit to Comic Con Cape Town was an eye-opening experience about the power of the broader geek economy.

In this episode of Ghost Stories, I was joined by Satrix’s Nico Katzke to unpack a global market that feels eerily calm in the face of rising risk. From Middle East tensions and the growing threat of energy disruption to the curious resilience of equity markets, the conversation explores whether investors are underpricing just how fragile the current environment really is.