Insolvencies have spiked – would a law change let more businesses trade their way out of trouble?

By Benjamin Liu* of Photo: nito500/123RF Analysis: New Zealand has been experiencing a striking rise in company failures, focusing attention on the role of directors when facing financial trouble. Corporate insolvencies have now reached their highest levels in 15 years, with thousands of firms entering liquidation or other formal processes in 2025. This surge has…

‘Liquidation of Ekapa Mining a disaster’ 

Picture: Ekapa Mining office/Facebook By OBAKENG MAJE  8 March 2026- The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) said it continues to demand that the immediate and overriding priority for the shareholders and the leadership of Ekapa Mining, a diamond mine operating in Kimberley, Northern Cape to do everything humanly possible to retrieve the…

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