Yiqin Shen, Bloomberg on 22/07/2026

Paramount-Warner deal spread balloons as ruling upends timing

Warner Bros shares have slumped some 3.9% since the Monday ruling to $25.83, leaving the gap between the stock’s price and Paramount’s $31-a-share offer at the widest level since the takeover was announced in February.

Y Yiqin Shen, Bloomberg
Jeremy Maggs on 22/07/2026

Union warns Eskom Green is privatisation by another name

‘Corporate monopolies that are dominating key sectors of the economy are subsidised by the state. Their costs are socialised while their profits are privatised,’ says Giwusa president Mametlwe Sebei.

J Jeremy Maggs
Alicia Diaz, Jennifer A. Dlouhy and Hadriana Lowenkron, Bloomberg on 22/07/2026

US set to impose new tariffs by Friday

A move to ensure his tariff regime remains intact even after stopgap 10% global duties lapse.

A Alicia Diaz, Jennifer A. Dlouhy and Hadriana Lowenkron, Bloomberg
Jeremy Maggs on 22/07/2026

SA’s guava crunch, the sweet fruit facing a sour future

Can Home Affairs finally end the queues and modernise identity services, or is the new strategy creating a two-tier system that leaves millions of South Africans behind? The minister speaks. Eskom Green sparks fresh privatisation row. And why leadership gaps are putting the retail sector at risk.

J Jeremy Maggs