Currency is a South African business news publication that launched in September 2024. It publishes original reporting and analysis on companies, capital markets, the economy and public policy, with coverage that ranges from governance and executive pay to energy and ESG. The newsroom was founded by senior journalists including Rob Rose, Giulietta Talevi, Ann Crotty and Sarah Buitendach, with Tim Cohen as senior editor and Vernon Wessels among its markets writers. Their collective credentials span Taco Kuiper Award–winning investigations, newsroom leadership at Financial Mail and Business Day, and authorship of major business books.
Built as a subscription publication, Currency offers limited free reads and paid access to daily articles and newsletters. Its mission is to give South Africans practical business intelligence and expand financial literacy; the founders also committed to training up‑and‑coming Black financial journalists. Currency is a subscriber member of the Press Council of South Africa and publishes under the Press Code, signalling accountability and an ethics framework for online reporting. The title targets investors, executives and policy‑watchers who want clear, unflinching coverage of how money and politics intersect in the South African economy. Alongside hard news and investigative work, a “Pleasure” vertical covers books, travel, food and design, reflecting a belief that business readers value culture and lifestyle journalism, too.