For the past decade, coal has been the fuel the world was trying to forget.
Climate agreements, green energy targets, ESG mandates, net-zero pledges — the entire direction of global energy policy pointed one way: away from coal.
It’s one of the most confusing things happening in markets right now. There’s a war raging in the Middle East. Oil prices are surging. Inflation fears are climbing. Global markets are rattled. And gold – the asset people have run to in every crisis for thousands of years – is falling?
Read MoreOver the past weeks, I’ve spoken about the Strait of Hormuz and how the war is threatening oil and aluminium supply. But there’s another, less obvious story unfolding – one that could ripple through global food prices, farming economics, and agricultural stocks. That is a significant share of the world’s key fertilizer ingredients flows through this chokepoint: roughly 44% of global sulphur, 31% of urea, 18% of ammonia, and 15% of phosphates.
Read MoreMost companies listed on the JSE are worth something because of what they earn, what they own, or how fast they’re growing.
But one JSE small cap trading at just 101c a share is worth something almost entirely different: a court case. Randgold & Exploration Company Limited (JSE: RNG) has spent years pursuing a massive legal claim against JSE heavyweight, Gold Fields (JSE: GFI). If it wins, shareholders could make a fortune.
In 1951, a young Warren Buffett asked his girlfriend’s father for permission to marry. Instead of congratulations, he got a lecture. “Warren, you’re going to fail. The Democrats are in. They’re all communists. The country’s economy will collapse.”
Imagine if Buffett had listened to that doom-and-gloom. He might never have bought his first stock. Never built Berkshire Hathaway. Never compounded wealth over seven decades. The lesson Buffett wants investors to learn: Don’t let politics run your portfolio!
If you want to find a genuinely undervalued small cap, you need a solid starting point. Not hype. Not stories. Not management promises. You need a way to answer one basic question first:
Read MoreOne day, everything was fine. The next, silver was smashed nearly 30% in 24 hours, gold was down 10%, and roughly US$7 trillion had been wiped out of precious metals markets. The shock didn’t stop there. Share markets around the world sold off sharply, with many falling 3% to 5% in just one session. So, what happened?
Read More2025 was the year for large JSE stocks. The JSE All Share Index was up 36% – driven by goldies, PGMs, telecoms and tech. While the Small Cap Index managed just 14.7%. At first glance, small caps seem left behind. But that very gap – the underperformance relative to large caps – could be the setup for a significant rebound in 2026. Here’s why…
Read MoreImagine seeing shares of the company that builds rockets, runs global satellite internet and dreams about life on Mars listed on the stock market. That’s the possibility investors have been buzzing about. SpaceX, Elon Musk’s space powerhouse, could go public as early as 2026. If it happens, this would be one of the most talked-about events in markets in years – and potentially the biggest IPO ever.
Read MoreYou’ve probably seen the headlines: the global economy is “recovering”, markets are climbing, and confidence is returning. But if you speak to ordinary households or small-business owners, you hear a very different story — pressure, rising costs, and a recovery that somehow never seems to reach them. This isn’t a contradiction. It’s a sign of the world we’re now living in: an economy that no longer rises and falls together, but instead splits into two very different paths – the K-shaped economy.
Read MoreThe world’s largest miner, BHP, has now tried twice to take over Anglo American – and both times, the motivation was the same… Not diamonds, not PGMs, not coal. Copper. The metal that sits behind everything from EVs and renewable energy to AI data centres and upgraded power grids.
Read MoreImagine checking a company announcement at 10 PM and being able to trade immediately, instead of waiting for the next morning. The JSE is exploring exactly that – extending trading hours beyond the usual 9-to-5.
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