Jeremy Maggs on 20/04/2026

Property hijackings and title deed fraud surge in SA

‘There is a lot of title deed fraud where people collaborate and work together to have the deed transferred illegally at the deeds office, but using fraudulent documents and information,’ says Grant Smee of Only Realty Property Group.

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Jeremy Maggs on 20/04/2026

SA to build Africa’s first full vaccine facility

Is SA creating a two-tier workforce? Labour reform raises alarm over exec protection. How criminals are hijacking homes. And SA car market shifts online as buyers decide earlier.

J Jeremy Maggs
Eric Ombok, Bloomberg on 20/04/2026

Iran war seen boosting Africa’s renewable energy deals

The number of private investments in Africa increased by 8% last year, making it the only region globally to record growth, as other continents experienced a contraction.

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Tooba Khan and Khalid Qayum, Bloomberg on 20/04/2026

Pakistan prepares for second round of US-Iran talks

The talks were thrown into doubt over the weekend when the US Navy fired upon and boarded an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman, the first seizure in the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

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Simon Brown on 20/04/2026

Beware: Pension payouts can ignore your will

Simplifying your will as much as possible ‘gives a bigger chance of … your actual intent being followed after your passing’ – Henré Prinsloo, Head of Employee Benefits at Momentum Corporate.

S Simon Brown