Mazi Asset Management

02/11/2026

Petrol is up, food is getting more expensive, and interest rates may soon follow.

Earlier this year, South Africa’s inflation outlook looked good. Then the conflict in the Middle East pushed oil prices higher, and things changed quickly.

Asanda Notshe, our CIO, looks at how this affects investors, which companies are best placed to cope, and why local fixed income has become more appealing.

Read the full article: https://zurl.co/AmUaM

30/10/2026

What does a future in investment management look like? We invited a group of Grade 10 and 11 girls from Kaalfontein Secondary School in Midrand to find out.

During their visit to Mazi Asset Management, the girls learnt about the asset management industry, explored the role of an investment analyst and heard first-hand experiences from women working in investment management, client services and marketing.

They also got hands-on with an AI-powered investment game, testing their understanding of building and monitoring an investment portfolio while learning about trends that can affect investment decisions.

Beyond the learning, the day was about encouraging the girls to develop their skills, seek out mentors and remain open to the many career possibilities available to them.

Thank you to our team for sharing their knowledge, to Sello for assisting with the game, and to Teacher Lungile for joining the girls.

We hope this experience inspires the next generation of women to see themselves in the investment industry.

28/10/2026

If your home loan repayment went up recently, you’ve already felt one of Q3’s biggest stories.

In September the SARB raised the repo rate by 25 basis points to 7.25%, taking prime to 10.75%. Higher fuel costs, an economy that shrank in the second quarter and oil prices above $100 a barrel all made it a tough few months at home. Offshore, the picture was brighter, with company earnings holding up better than the gloomy headlines suggested.

Malungelo Zilimbola looks back at the quarter, and at what to keep an eye on before year-end, in his latest article.

Read it here: https://zurl.co/DxTau

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27/10/2026

Hedge funds have a reputation for being complicated. This webinar is a good place to find out how much of that is true.

This Thursday, 29 October at 08:30, Mazi Portfolio Manager Francois Olivier joins Anchor Capital, Fairtree and Perpetua Investment Managers for the Fundrock Hedge Fund Webinar, moderated by Jacques de K**k of MitonOptimal. The panel will talk through how these funds work, which ones retail investors can access and what the latest regulatory changes mean in practice.

It’s online, so you can join from your desk. Register here: https://zurl.co/hnyxX

23/10/2026

South Africa's National Treasury finds itself in an interesting position. The conversation is shifting from how to secure funding to how best to borrow. But what does this mean for the country's debt outlook and the bond market?

Mazi Asset Management’s Fixed Income Portfolio Managers, Kanyisa Ntontela and Eben Maré, feature in a recent Citywire South Africa article exploring Treasury’s changing borrowing landscape and the decisions that lie ahead.

As market conditions evolve, the choices Treasury makes will have implications for South Africa's finances and investors alike.

Read the full article: https://zurl.co/msC5n

19/10/2026

Markets, inflation, infrastructure and the people behind Mazi’s 20-year journey: the Q3 edition of Maz’enethole brings together a range of perspectives on the issues shaping investment and our future.

Read Malungelo Zilimbola on the quarter’s market shifts, Asanda Notshe on rising inflation risks, Phindile Moteane on Mazi’s journey, and Ntlai Mosiah on how investment can reach the infrastructure people rely on every day.

Explore Maz'enethole Q3, 2026: https://zurl.co/ndZuE

13/10/2026

What does playing it safe with your money actually cost you?

Our Portfolio Manager for Multi-Asset, Kopano Makhu, joined Stephen Grootes on The Money Show's Investment School to talk about how much risk makes sense for your time horizon. If you are investing for the long term, the ups and downs along the way may matter less than you think. Keeping your money too cautious has a price too.

Listen to the full conversation: https://zurl.co/5YD9d

09/10/2026

A week ago, on 1 October, we celebrated 20 years of Mazi Asset Management at The Forum in Hyde Park, on the very day the business was founded.

Surrounded by clients, partners and the Mazi Mavericks, we reflected on how far we have come and where we are headed.

Thank you to Malungelo Zilimbola, whose courage and belief turned a dream into Mazi. To Ambassador Barbara Masekela, for sharing her vision of communities where every child, adult and elder belongs. To Professor Edward Kieswetter, for reminding us that trust is earned over time and protected through integrity.

To our clients and partners, siyabulela for trusting us. To the Mazi Mavericks, thank you for showing up, doing the work and caring deeply about what we build together.

20 years of Mazi Asset Management. A journey worth celebrating. 🎉

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24/09/2026

Today, we celebrate the heritage that shapes who we are.

At Mazi Asset Management, our African roots are an important part of our story. They remind us that our strength lies in bringing together different people, perspectives and experiences, united by a shared ambition to build something that lasts.

As we celebrate 20 years of Mazi, we honour where we come from, the people who have shaped our journey and the generations we are building for.

Happy Heritage Day, South Africa.

14/09/2026

Partnership with purpose.

We believe the value of partnership is ultimately measured by the difference it makes.

Mazi Asset Management was pleased to be among the partners supporting the GEPF Annual Charity Golf Day, an initiative that has translated collective action into meaningful support for communities.

This year, Rise Against Hunger Africa and the South African Mathematics Foundation each received R1 million, supporting initiatives spanning food security, early childhood development, teacher support and mathematics education.

Our CEO, Malungelo Zilimbola, joined the GEPF and fellow partners at the handover ceremony, seeing first-hand what can be achieved when organisations come together behind a shared purpose.

For Mazi, doing good is not separate from doing business. It is part of how we contribute to building stronger communities and creating opportunities that can endure. Thank you to the GEPF and all the partners who helped turn a day on the golf course into impact beyond it.

Read more: https://zurl.co/Rjk2U

The donations will support food security, early childhood development and mathematics education initiatives.