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| Oct 21, 2026 | Newspapers hit with import duty to save South Africa’s last newsprint machine | Image: Steve Buissinne
Most imported newsprint now carries a 5% customs duty, after the International Trade Administration Commission (Itac) backed Sappi’s bid to protect the newsprint machine at its Ngodwana mill in Mpumalanga from cheaper... |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Absa is moving cash out of its branches | Absa is scaling back over-the-counter cash services in its South African branches. Teller cash will remain available only at “selected branches”, as the bank pushes routine transactions to ATMs, self-service devices and, in future, local bu... |
| Sep 29, 2026 | South Africa’s next energy crisis is in the accounts department | The author, Craig Holmes
In the first half of 2026, 17 independent power producer projects reached commercial operation in South Africa, adding 1.92GW. According to the Power Futures Lab at the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of B... |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Solar and EVs in South Africa: what the numbers actually say | South Africans paid R26.92/l for 95 unleaded inland when prices rose on 2 September. Average Brent crude climbed to US$87.88 from $82.37 in the review period, on US-Iran tensions and renewed fears over the Strait of Hormuz.
That was the che... |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Impala Platinum’s 31-Fold Earnings Surge Confirms PGM Supercycle Is Structural, Not Political | By Zachary Chambers
Published: Sep 03 2026, 2:47 PM EDT
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| Aug 20, 2026 | South Africa: Why the EU's New AI Law Matters for South African Newsrooms | SA and legacy media can use this world-first legislation to improve their role as guardians of information integrity in an African context.
This month, transparency obligations under the world's first artificial intelligence (AI) law c... |
| Aug 19, 2026 | DA MP’s fintech denies clients were kept in the dark | DA MP and Kastelo founder Mark Burke in an undated photo. Image: Kastelo
Kastelo, the fintech at the centre of a South African Reserve Bank exchange control investigation that has ensnared DA MP Mark Burke, has rejected the central bank’s c... |
| Aug 5, 2026 | JSE triples software spend in push for digital marketplace | JSE CEO Valdene Reddy
The JSE has sustained a sharply higher rate of software investment into 2026 as it works towards a pan-African digital marketplace by 2031.
The exchange spent R75.5-million acquiring intangible assets in the six months... |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Ferrari Luce EV Sells Out 2026 Run Despite Mockery; Q2 Earnings Force Guidance Raise | By Daniel Butler
Published: Jul 30 2026, 1:46 PM EDT
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| Jul 27, 2026 | PEPFAR Cuts Left 77,000 Fewer Children on HIV Treatment as AIDS 2026 Opens in Rio | By Jackie Manning
Published: Jul 27 2026, 12:36 PM EDT
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| Jul 13, 2026 | Trading rules near as Eskom tools up to compete | Eskom CEO Dan Marokane. Image: Eskom
New rules governing electricity trading in South Africa are imminent, Eskom CEO Dan Marokane has said, while defending the utility’s controversial court challenge over trading licences and suggesting cri... |
| May 7, 2026 | South Africa’s TikTok election is coming | Icasa wants you to know it has tightened up the rules for South Africa’s pivotal municipal elections, set for 4 November 2026. The communications regulator recently published the Municipal Party Elections Broadcasts and Political Advertisem... |
| Feb 23, 2026 | Spar rethinks SAP roll-out amid franchise lawsuit and CEO exit | Spar Group has revised its SAP roll-out strategy, separating its finance systems migration from distribution centre operations in an effort to reduce disruption – a move that comes as the wholesaler faces a R168.7-million lawsuit from a maj... |
| Jun 30, 2025 | Starlink eyes South Africa licence with R2-billion investment pledge | Elon Musk
Billionaire Elon Musk’s Starlink, in a potential workaround of South Africa’s black empowerment rules to gain an operating licence, may invest about R2-billion in the country, Business Day reported (paywall) citing sources that it... |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Города ЮАР задолжали водоканалам $1,2 млрд: страна перестает быть стабильной | 15 водоканалам ЮАР задолжали муниципалитеты 21,3 млрд рандов ($1,2 млрд), и долг угрожает их финансовой жизнеспособности, сообщает Business Day со ссылкой на министра водоснабжения и санитарии Пемми Майодина.
По словам источника, неплатежи ... |
| Jul 12, 2012 | South Africa’s hake accreditation safe for now | South Africa’s deep-sea trawler-caught hake fishery’s Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) accreditation — essential for South Africa to hold onto its ZAR 2.8 billion export market — is secure for now, despite “red flags” being raised, the coun... |
| Jun 27, 2012 | Today's Headlines and Commentary | Big Pakistan news day today.
The Associated Press reports that ISAF Commander General John Allen is meeting the Frenemies today to discuss the still-at-large Haqqani network and the still-not-open supply routes. Good luck to him.
There is n... |
| Apr 19, 2012 | Sea Harvest, Findus Sverige ink deal | Frozen dinners will become a little more interesting for South Africans thanks to a new deal between fishing company Sea Harvest and a Swedish food producer, Findus Sverige.
SA could look forward to four new product categories of frozen foo... |
| Mar 16, 2012 | Nersa approves a 31,6% increase for Transnet Pipelines | (BusinessDay SouthAfrica) – The National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) has approved a 31,6% increase for Transnet Pipelines, a move that could see the petrol price rising by 4c/l in Gauteng.
The extra 4c/l, which represents a 0,37% rise in... |
| Mar 16, 2012 | Absa faces fury over ‘3000 job cuts’ claim | (BusinessDay SouthAfrica) – Absa is under pressure from trade unions to confirm that its business reorganisation will not result in job losses, which some insiders have estimated could be as high as 3000.
The Barclays-owned group denied it ... |
| Mar 14, 2012 | Zimbabwean Government reach an agreement with Implats on 51% mine stake | (BusinessDay SouthAfrica) – The Zimbabwean government and Impala Platinum (Implats ) said yesterday that they had agreed to a transfer of a 51% stake in the Zimplats subsidiary of the world’s second-biggest platinum group, but the details —... |
| Mar 14, 2012 | Vodacom ordered to pay former consultant $21m | (BusinessDay SouthAfrica) – VODACOM , the largest provider of cellphone services to South Africans, was ordered to pay former consultant Moto Mabanga $21m (R158m) after losing an appeal in a Democratic Republic of Congo court on Monday.
“Th... |
| Mar 14, 2012 | Old Mutual set new targets for African Market | (BusinessDay SouthAfrica) – The new head of Old Mutual ’s emerging markets unit said yesterday the unit planned to meet tough profit targets set by the global insurer for its operations in Africa outside SA.
Old Mutual wants these operation... |
| Mar 7, 2012 | Namibian government approves the merger between Walmart and Massmart | (BusinessDay SA)- After an almost year-long battle in the Namibian courts, the country’s trade and industry minister has confirmed the approval of the transaction between US retail giant Walmart and Massmart , with similar conditions to tho... |
| Feb 29, 2012 | South Africa Records a 3.2% Economy Growth | A new data on South Africa’s economy has revealed that the country experienced a 3.2% growth in the fourth quarter of 2011. According to a report published by Business Day, South Africa, the main contributors to this growth were the wholesa... |
| Feb 27, 2012 | South Africa: Newspapers record fall in sales | Bureau of Circulation shows daily newspapers in South Africa are recording more loss in sales. According to the report, daily newspapers have lost about 90000 buyers over the past year.
“The data for October to December last year show that ... |
| Feb 23, 2012 | Massmart targets new retail market | MASSMART hopes to grow its food retail business from about R7bn to about R20bn over the next five years, CEO Grant Pattison said on Wednesday.
“In five years’ time, we hope to have about 100 Cambridge stores (targeting the lower end of the ... |
| Feb 22, 2012 | South Africa: New ad booking system ‘to curb media buyer fraud’ | A proposed online booking system for community and small commercial media in South Africa would ensure state advertising spending reached that sector and curb fraudulent activities by media brokers… Click here to read more |
| Feb 21, 2012 | Scramble for Africa’s gas fields takes off | Gas discoveries in Africa have attracted the attention of the international energy sector. Now energy resources in Africa will come under discussion at the fourth annual Africa Energy Indaba, which starts today in Johannesburg. Click here t... |
| Feb 21, 2012 | Shoprite reports 18,6% increase in first-half profit | Shoprite, Africa’s biggest food retailer, reported an 18,6% rise in first-half profit on Tuesday, helped by higher prices, a favourable exchange rate and above-inflation wage increases for consumers in South Africa, its main market. Click h... |
| Feb 21, 2012 | South Africa: Competition Vital to Private Healthcare | Kevin Aron, MD of Medscheme, South Africa’s second largest medical aid group, has warned that private hospital costs were unsustainable. He also said perceptions that medical aid schemes were offering less value for money were gaining groun... |
| Oct 18, 2011 | BlackBerry users downloading 5M apps per day | Embattled RIM CEO accentuates the positive
RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis took the stage at the DevCon Americas on Tuesday, in the wake of a much-publicized three day BlackBerry black-out that spanned most of the world. But understandably, Lazar... |
| Jun 17, 2011 | U.S. Trade Commission Gives The Green Light To Microsoft's $8.5 Billion Cash Takeover Of Skype | The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said today that it has approved Microsoft’s $8.5 billion cash takeover of voice and video-over-IP provider Skype. Microsoft officially announced its intent to acquire Skype back on May 10 and, since then, u... |
| Jan 24, 2011 | Ad network startup secures R15m VC funding for int’l expansion | Cape Town-based online and mobile advertising network Ad Dynamo has announced a second round of funding via venture capital firm Invenfin, the Remgro Group’s investment arm.
Its CEO, Sean Riley, says the capital will be used to fund Ad Dyna... |
| Jan 24, 2011 | Ad network startup secures R15m VC funding for int’l expansion | Cape Town-based online and mobile advertising network Ad Dynamo has announced a second round of funding via venture capital firm Invenfin, the Remgro Group’s investment arm.
Its CEO, Sean Riley, says the capital will be used to fund Ad Dyn... |
| Sep 27, 2010 | Pace to make headway in IP | Pace to make headway in IP
Pace is to bring its international IP, gateway and networks businesses under a new business division, writes Broadband TV News.
Pace Enterprise will be headed by Dr Mark Loughran, the current MD of Nokia UK and Ir... |
| Jan 18, 2010 | Apple vs. Nokia: Who's Right in the Patent Battle? | Every business outlet is covering the ongoing Nokia/Apple patent fight, but few have been willing to hedge any bets on which of the two companies is actually justified. Someone must be in the wrong; which smartphone maker is it?
If you'... |
| Nov 30, 2006 | YouTube’s spoils, Yahoo answers, Danger, fuddy US companies & more | The latest roundup of the action happening in Silicon Valley:
First evidence of YouTube wealth — What do you do with your money, when you get it? One way is to spend $20 million to buy Andre Agassi’s Tiburon estate. That’s what Stuart Peter... |
| Dec 30, 2005 | Even Online Dating Sites Try To Puff Up Their Image | It’s no secret that many people use their online dating profile to make themselves sound better than they really are. Perhaps they learned it from watching how these dating sites market themselves, as we keep hearing about online dating sit... |