Inside Your Business With Silindile Leseyane

New research from FNB Education Insights 2026 reveals that most South African parents underestimate the true cost of education and overestimate their financial preparedness. Matthew Green explains why school fees are only part of the equation and how families can build more resilient education plans.

South Africa's mining sector may be on the cusp of a more constructive phase. Vuyiswa Khutlang from PwC South Africa explores how stronger commodity prices, improving reserve positions and rising demand for critical minerals could reshape the outlook for one of the country's most important industries

With most South African SMEs failing within their first five years, a new AI-powered platform is aiming to change the odds. Gugu Mfuphi speaks with Gift Lubele, Director of newly launched app Rinku, about fragmented support systems, entrepreneurship challenges and how artificial intelligence can help connect business owners to the…

What role can retirement savings play in supporting economic development? Thakane Setsabi-Mushonga, Managing Executive of Old Mutual Corporate Consultants unpacks the major themes emerging from the 2026 Old Mutual Thought Leaders Forum, including retirement reform, workforce resilience and the connection between long-term savings and economic growth

South Africa's manufacturing sector remains central to the country's growth ambitions, but are policymakers and businesses doing enough to support local industry? Gugu Mfuphi speaks to Irshaad Kathrada, CEO of the LFS, about localisation, procurement leakage, job creation and why strengthening industrial value chains could unlock billions in economic activity…