Sarb surveys businesses to guide rate policy
Following pilot interviews in August 2025, the programme has expanded to cover most major economic sectors.
Labour department gives in on ‘amnesty’ for Chinese-owned clothing factories
Confirms it has no authority to grant a grace period or amnesty.
Airlink adds Cape Town-Lanseria route
Giving travellers another link between the Western Cape and Gauteng.
SA’s fuel import bill surges to highest level since 1994
The country has turned to the US and Nigeria to keep fuel flowing as supplies via the Strait of Hormuz are disrupted.
Government not backing manufacturers adequately
In three months, more than a quarter of survey respondents experienced severe contractions in sales – with manufacturers citing weak, very weak or ‘particularly poor’ levels of public sector support.
‘Mangaung wants non-residential property owners to pay for others’ debt’
Rather improve efficiency, says Sapoa.
Joburg needs its own Madlanga Commission to root out the criminals
Organised crime has allegedly infiltrated parts of the city’s administration.
Government steps up interventions on 17bn spam calls
Introducing an easy-to-use Opt Out Registry, with direct marketers at risk of facing criminal charges if they don’t play ball. National Consumer Commission spokesperson Phetho Ntaba tells us more.
OUTsurance to sell R10bn in shares back to the company
OUTsurance Group CEO Marthinus Visser discusses the final phase of the simplification process, special dividends and shareholder approval at the November AGM.
Why agriculture could be the next big investment segment
Dawid Heyl, portfolio manager for the Global Natural Resources strategy at Ninety One, looks at the outlook for grain commodities, rising input costs and whether higher grain prices could benefit farmers by 2028.