Transnet sets global freight rail record with 696-wagon train
The empty train completed a test run on the Saldanha-to-Northern Cape iron ore line, with operational data set to inform future heavy-haul strategies and corridor capacity.
Calgro’s shifting asset portfolio and housing developments
‘Because our exposure to the public sector is not as high leading up into these elections, we held back a little – and that distorted the [interim] numbers a little’ – CEO Ben Pierre Malherbe.
AI tool that hacked Korean Banks was used in Japan, GMO says
The findings shed new light on a wave of data breaches that have plagued companies across Japan, from Daiwa Securities Group to East Japan Railway Co and SoftBank.
Congo’s Ebola gains falter as transmission worsens in North Kivu
On Saturday, 97 new cases were reported — the most since October 3 — including 30 people who had already died in their communities.
South32 bets big on copper boom
Analysis of South32’s latest update as investors turn their attention to copper and zinc, and a look at Karooooo’s first-half results as fuel prices influence demand for its services.
BofA, BNP see SA rating upgrade after budget
Morgan Stanley expects S&P to raise South Africa’s rating to BB+ next month and Moody’s in early 2027.
Gold holds decline as energy-led inflation weighs on rate path
Spot gold slipped 0.1% to $4 134.91 an ounce at 7:47 a.m. in Singapore, while silver fell 0.3% to $56.93 an ounce.
BHP copper production falls by a fifth on lower Chile output
The drop reflected 'planned grade declines and scheduled maintenance, alongside temporary disruptions from severe weather in Chile,' it said.
Oil wavers near five-month high as Iran threats vie with flows
Brent for December settlement was 0.2% higher at $109.77 a barrel at 10:01 a.m. in Singapore.
Hailstorms, a helicopter and the iron fist of control
Fatal crash of chopper carrying controversial tenderpreneur Wicknell Chivayo happened just two farms down the road from my seized farm.