The global struggle for shipping dominance

Adri Senekal de Wet and Sizwe Dlamini|Published

Explore the intense geopolitical struggle for maritime dominance as global powers vie for control over key trade routes, including the Ben Gurion Canal and the Cape ...

Chief Editor’s Note: South African banks reap rewards as high interest rates burden the poor

Adri Senekal de Wet|Published

Local banks thrive on high interest rates, but the burden falls on the poor, highlighting the urgent need for reform in monetary policy.

Independent Media's withdrawal from the Press Council: A stand for media freedom

Adri Senekal de Wet|Published

Independent Media's decision to withdraw from the Press Council of South Africa highlights concerns over transparency and media freedom, challenging the Council's ...

The SARB's high interest rate margins: a hidden saboteur of the South African economy and job creation

Adri Senekal de Wet|Published

The margin between the repo rate and the lending rate, first introduced by Dr. Chris Stals during the Apartheid era, has had devastating consequences on the country’s ...

Banking CEOs Earn Millions While South Africans Get Poorer: A Stark Reality

Adri Senekal de Wet|Published

As South Africans sink deeper into poverty, it is not enough for banking executives to sit comfortably atop their ivory towers. The obscene levels of executive pay ...

Adri Senekal de Wet: The troubling actions of the Press Council

Adri Senekal de Wet|Published

Statement by Adri Senekal de Wet, Editor-in-Chief of Independent Media.

Smoking Gun: Anton Harber’s ‘Opinion’ Timed to Subvert Press Council Hearing

Adri Senekal de Wet|Updated

Karyn Maughan versus Independent Media is a seminal case that will determine whether self-expression is still free to be aired.

Daily Maverick’s Questionable Ethics: Anton Harber's Premature Attack on Independent Media

Adri Senekal de Wet|Updated

Anton Harber’s ethical standards and motives called into question.

GNU: Threats, hate speech, anxiety reach boiling point on social media

Adri Senekal de Wet|Updated

The anticipation for the Cabinet announcement has intensified public restlessness, with the nation seeking clarity and stability following a contentious election ...

Media mogul Koos Bekker’s betrayal

Adri Senekal de Wet|Published

Closure of print brands such as Beeld and Rapport is part of Bekker’s broader consolidation and digital strategy. But for many it is a betrayal of Naspers' legacy ...

Independent Media’s Women Editors Condemn Unethical Journalism and Research Practices

Adri Senekal de Wet|Published

Outrage over unethical and biased research article by the Daily Maverick

Voice of Independent Media will not be silenced

Adri Senekal de Wet|Published

US mouthpiece “Voice of America” joins witch hunt to undermine Independent Media

Exodus: AEEI’s departure from JSE a setback for economic transformation in SA

Adri Senekal de Wet|Published

Is the JSE a relic of the past that needs a radical overhaul to prevent economic exclusion and the total erosion of the country’s capital markets?

Why did retired Judge Dennis Davis return to chair the Competition Appeal Court?

Adri Senekal de Wet|Published

One of the primary concerns is the potential influence of the banking sector in orchestrating Judge Davis's recall to ensure a favourable outcome for the accused ...

SA in 2023: A year of triumphs, scandals and economic challenges

Adri Senekal de Wet|Published

One bright spot in 2023 was the significant progress made in job creation within the construction industry.

The media reserves its right to hold government accountable

Adri Senekal de Wet|Published

The office of Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan requested a right of reply to an opinion piece published in Business Report, the ministry then stated it ...

Why did retired Judge Dennis Davis return to chair the Competition Appeal Court?

Adri Senekal de Wet|Published

The spotlight intensifies as the court prepares to hear a complex case launched by the Competition Commission in 2017, revolving around allegations of collusion ...

Pravin Gordhan’s deathly legacy: A threat to SA’s economic future

Adri Senekal de Wet|Published

There has been a systematic breakdown of almost every SOE in this country, to the point where privatisation becomes the only solution – but then, perhaps that is ...

Ismail Lagardien's carousel of bias: A critical examination of journalism's role in the world of journalism

Adri Senekal de Wet|Published

Ismail Lagardien, a writer for Daily Maverick, has taken centre stage in recent times.

Dieketseng Maleke takes over as Personal Finance Content Editor.

Adri Senekal de Wet|Published

We are thrilled to announce that Dieketseng Maleke is taking the reins as our new Personal Finance (PF) Content Editor, succeeding Ruan Jooste.

Bank profits at the cost of ethics?

Adri Senekal de Wet|Published

CEO fat cats earn millions of rands in salaries.

Sekunjalo vs SA’s Banks: Obvious collusion on full display

Adri Senekal de Wet|Published

The hearing held for an extension to a previously granted interim interdict heard before the Competition Tribunal (the Tribunal) last week, has laid bare the co-ordinated ...

Veiled Costs: PIC’s silence on legal and investigation expenses following Mpati Commission of Inquiry

Adri Senekal de Wet|Published

It was expected that the PIC would seize this opportunity to demonstrate its commitment to clean governance by openly disclosing all expenses.

Markus Jooste needs to be seen to be paying for his role in the collapse of Steinhoff

Adri Senekal de Wet|Published

In the annals of white-collar crime, few stories have captured the public's attention quite like that of Markus Jooste, the disgraced former CEO of Steinhoff International ...

Dispute between the Sactwu and Independent Media spelled out

Adri Senekal de Wet|Published

Sactwu sought to become a part of IMC with an investment of R150 million, which would have given them an effective 8% shareholding in IMC.