Bitcoin tops $72 000
As Middle East tensions roil markets.
Airbnb vs housing: Cape Town considers crackdown
Contractors warn payment delays are choking South Africa’s construction sector. How are South African households coping financially? And the Karoo farmer turning pistachios into a multibillion-rand opportunity.
Simon’s weekly wrap: Oil, food, tech and the price you’ll pay
This week on MoneywebNOW we looked at oil going up 50% and inflation on the rise, food costs under pressure from fuel prices, AI's real winners hiding beyond the Magnificent 7, and Chinese cars taking over showrooms.
Jeremy’s weekly wrap: Supply chains in crisis, crime and looming elections
This week on Moneyweb@Midday we looked at shipping disruptions threatening stock availability, a kidnapping surge at alarming levels – with Gauteng at the centre, vehicle recalls raising manufacturing red flags, and a record 508 parties lining up for local elections.
Trump warns Iran to watch what happens as war hits two-week mark
Airstrikes on the Islamic Republic and Tehran’s retaliation across the Arab Gulf and against Israel continued overnight.
Iran energy crisis spurs work from home calls half a world away
Underscoring how an energy shock triggered by the war in Iran is reshaping daily routines.
US starts second trade probe in Trump’s tariff policy revival
Jamieson Greer on Thursday initiated the probe under Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act into forced-labour practices in 60 economies.
Pepkor seeks money chief as top Africa clothes seller plans bank
To reach millions of lower-income customers.
Trump can’t Taco out of this war
Analysis of Standard Bank’s strong results and growing rest-of-Africa earnings, and new trends emerging after vehicle sales reached a decade high.
Trump and Iran strike defiant tone as oil markets see little relief
Around 2 500 people have been killed across the Middle East since the war began.