🇿🇦 New investments into manufacturing need to come with export
Africa's manufacturing sector stands at a critical juncture. While the continent has made significant strides in attracting foreign direct investment ...
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🇿🇦 AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY: VBS saga bites again as Irba
The Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (Irba) has handed down a landmark disciplinary decision against Sipho Malaba, a former KPMG partner, imp...
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🇿🇦 WHERE TO INVEST: Why disciplined management teams keep
For European investors navigating African equity markets, a persistent temptation exists: chase assets, chase scale, chase the headline numbers. Yet e...
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🇿🇦 OPEN LETTER: SA risks missing critical global AI window
South Africa stands at a critical juncture. While global capital races toward artificial intelligence infrastructure, the continent's most industriali...
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🇿🇦 South Africa urged to build resilience as IMF downplays
The International Monetary Fund's recent assessment of South Africa's exposure to U.S. tariff escalation carries a counterintuitive message: direct tr...
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🇿🇦 Workers rally as privatisation fears boil over
South Africa's electricity sector is entering dangerous political territory. The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) staged a significant protest marc...
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🇿🇦 South Africa: Water Prices Jump 68 Percent in Five Years
South Africa's water pricing has become a critical barometer of the country's infrastructure decay. Between 2020 and July 2025, municipal water tariff...
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🇿🇦 South Africa: Graduates Face Unemployment Without
South Africa's labor market is experiencing a paradox that threatens both its economic recovery and presents a contrarian investment opportunity for E...
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🇿🇦 Explainer | What PIE Amendment Bill could mean for
South Africa's cabinet has formally approved the Prevention of Illegal Eviction Amendment Bill for public consultation, signalling a significant recal...
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🇿🇦 Hack job: Standard Bank is discovering the extent of the
South Africa's Standard Bank, one of Africa's largest financial institutions by market capitalization, is navigating a deepening cybersecurity catastr...
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🇿🇦 From illegal mining to heists, R1m seized at Beitbridge
South African authorities this week intercepted R1 million (approximately €53,000) worth of mining explosives concealed in a hidden compartment at Bei...
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🇿🇦 Absa boosts fuel cashback as petrol prices surge
** South Africa's banking sector is quietly signalling alarm about household cash flow deterioration. Absa Group Limited, one of Africa's largest fin...
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🇿🇦 Over 80% of South Africa ride-hailing trips are cash-based,
South Africa's ride-hailing sector presents a paradox that challenges conventional assumptions about mobility in Africa's most developed economy. Desp...
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🇿🇦 Eskom employees to get 7% annual increase for next
**HEADLINE:** Eskom's 7% Wage Deal Signals Stabilization—But European Investors Face Renewed Tariff Pressure **ARTICLE:** South Africa's state-owned...
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🇿🇦 More than half the cigarettes sold in South Africa are
South Africa's tobacco sector is in crisis. According to recent research from the University of Cape Town, illicit cigarettes now constitute approxima...
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🇿🇦 Tongaat Hulett gets lifeline as court grants delay in
Tongaat Hulett Limited, one of southern Africa's largest sugar producers and a critical player in regional agricultural supply chains, has narrowly av...
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🇿🇦 BURIED RISK: The Tongaat Hulett collapse threatening SA’s
South Africa's sugar industry faces a critical inflection point as Tongaat Hulett Limited, the country's largest sugar producer, battles existential l...
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🇿🇦 Talks underway to ease fuel pain
South Africa's motorists face a pivotal moment as government negotiations attempt to forestall what could be a severe fuel price shock in May 2026. Th...
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🇿🇦 Moya delivers firm mandate to stabilise Tshwane
Pretoria's municipal government is attempting a high-stakes governance overhaul. Mayor Nasiphi Moya's recent State of the City Address marks a strateg...
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🇿🇦 👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – A Standard hack
Africa's financial sector confronted a stark reminder of its digital vulnerabilities this week as Standard Bank, one of the continent's largest lender...
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