Ben Bartenstein and Arsalan Shahla, Bloomberg on 14/04/2026

US and Iran weigh further truce talks with Trump blockade underway

US President Donald Trump is pressing ahead with a naval blockade of Hormuz to curb the Islamic Republic’s oil exports, as the battle for control of the strategic waterway intensifies.

B Ben Bartenstein and Arsalan Shahla, Bloomberg
Jeremy Maggs on 14/04/2026

SA targets LPG hub status for Africa

Can Hill-Lewis turn the DA into a governing force? Medicine prices up again – but how were the increases decided? And can trail events revive rural tourism?

J Jeremy Maggs
Terri-Ann Brouwers on 14/04/2026

Booking.com warns users of data breach

Personal and booking details may have been exposed as company urges customers to stay alert to phishing scams.

T Terri-Ann Brouwers
Simon Brown on 14/04/2026

SA Reit returns drop sharply

Ian Anderson from Merchant West Investments weighs in on the local Reit sector’s response to the war in Iran spooking markets, and some increased demand for office space.

S Simon Brown