Liquor traders call for task team to tackle township violence
SA scraps China import checks after WTO pushback. SA’s localisation push could come at the cost of critical academic skills. The R3bn weight-loss boom gets a buy-now-pay-later makeover.
Santam Syndicate appoints Hina Shavdia as chief operating officer
Shavdia brings more than two decades of insurance transformation experience.
Sibanye-Stillwater to list on A2X
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The Ballot Sheet with Ray Mahlaka: Why we’re doing this
Our newest podcast interrogates mayoral candidates contesting the upcoming local government elections in Johannesburg, Cape Town and eThekwini. We discuss their manifestos, coalition strategies, and plans to fix infrastructure and create jobs.
Eskom’s Medupi and Kusile sleight-of-hand: The billions of costs left out
Eskom has attacked media reports for overstating the cost of Medupi and Kusile. But its own figures answer a much narrower question – and its refusal to disclose what is excluded raises a more serious issue of transparency and accountability.
Lindt to cut prices as chocolate demand weakens in key markets
Lindt earlier revised its full-year 2026 outlook for organic sales growth to a range of 0%–2%, down from 4–6% previously, having already trimmed it in March.
Billionaire Gautam Adani settles long-running shareholding case
The settlement helps remove one of the longest-running regulatory overhangs on the ports-to-power conglomerate.
Diesel prices approaching unseen R33/l in October
And it could push past that if under-recoveries worsen before the first Wednesday of October.
OpenAI pledges task force after hacking of Australia government website
OpenAI’s new task force will include independent Australian expertise and 'develop practical policy recommendations for managing risks' from ever more sophisticated AI agents, the company said.
Gold price outlook: Trend analysis, support levels, and strategic positioning
Petri Redelinghuys from Herenya Capital Advisors contemplates gold retreating to $4 000/oz, when to buy, and which miners stand out.