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.

After I wrote critically about the pricing of African Bank's acquisition of two Sasfin businesses, African Bank reached out with an incredibly mature request for engagement. This podcast is the result, unpacking their strategy with CEO Kennedy Bungane.

Grindrod is winning because Transnet is losing. With a successful port and terminals operation in Mozambique, shareholders are smiling.