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Gubis85 wants to respond to allegations at Madlanga

🇿🇦 Gubis85 wants to respond to allegations at Madlanga

South Africa infrastructure -0.85 · 09/04/2026

Gubis85 Solutions, a South African security services provider, has formally requested the right to respond to allegations of tender manipulation at th...

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Ramaphosa’s cabinet accused of ‘living beyond their means’

🇿🇦 Ramaphosa’s cabinet accused of ‘living beyond their means’

South Africa macro -0.65 · 09/04/2026

South Africa's political leadership faces a credibility crisis that extends far beyond ceremonial scandal. Twenty-four senior government officials hav...

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COST-OF-LIVING CRISIS: South Africans shift into survival

🇿🇦 COST-OF-LIVING CRISIS: South Africans shift into survival

South Africa macro -0.75 · 09/04/2026

South Africa's consumer sector is experiencing a silent contraction that official optimism metrics fail to capture. While household surveys report sta...

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African electric vehicle firm bets on innovation with US

🇿🇦 African electric vehicle firm bets on innovation with US

South Africa tech +0.75 · 09/04/2026

The African electric vehicle sector is experiencing a pivotal moment. A South African EV manufacturer's decision to merge with a US-listed company sig...

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Is the National Health Insurance just a distraction from

🇿🇦 Is the National Health Insurance just a distraction from

South Africa health -0.65 · 09/04/2026

South Africa's healthcare sector faces a critical juncture that extends far beyond policy debate—it represents a fundamental challenge to the country'...

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M-KOPA unlocks $22.5 million in credit in South Africa as

🇿🇦 M-KOPA unlocks $22.5 million in credit in South Africa as

South Africa finance +0.80 · 09/04/2026

M-KOPA, the Kenyan asset financing platform, has quietly become one of Africa's most consequential fintech players by solving a deceptively simple pro...

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South Africa-founded Refiant AI raises $5 million to build

🇿🇦 South Africa-founded Refiant AI raises $5 million to build

South Africa tech +0.75 · 09/04/2026

Refiant AI, a Johannesburg-based artificial intelligence company, has successfully closed a $5 million funding round aimed at scaling its machine lear...

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South Africa: Two Insurance Giants Dominate Sassa Funeral

🇿🇦 South Africa: Two Insurance Giants Dominate Sassa Funeral

South Africa finance -0.60 · 09/04/2026

South Africa's funeral insurance market has quietly become one of Africa's most predictable revenue streams, with Clientèle Life and Sanlam—through th...

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South African rand slips as investors track fragile Middle

🇿🇦 South African rand slips as investors track fragile Middle

South Africa macro -0.35 · 09/04/2026

The South African rand has come under renewed pressure in recent trading sessions, reflecting a confluence of external geopolitical tensions and domes...

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Experts warn: SA's 'drink less' trend may be overstated

🇿🇦 Experts warn: SA's 'drink less' trend may be overstated

South Africa trade +0.30 · 09/04/2026

South Africa's alcohol market is sending mixed signals that should concern European investors eyeing the continent's consumer goods sector. While near...

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South Africa: City of Cape Town Budget Criticised - South

🇿🇦 South Africa: City of Cape Town Budget Criticised - South

South Africa macro -0.65 · 09/04/2026

Cape Town has long marketed itself as Africa's most investor-friendly city—a gleaming outlier of service delivery, infrastructure, and economic dynami...

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Temu adds VAT and import duties at Checkout in SA

🇿🇦 Temu adds VAT and import duties at Checkout in SA

South Africa tech +0.60 · 09/04/2026

Temu's decision to incorporate Value Added Tax (VAT) and import duties directly into its South African checkout process marks a watershed moment for A...

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eNCA Business | Market update | 9 April 2026

🇿🇦 eNCA Business | Market update | 9 April 2026

South Africa macro +0.60 · 09/04/2026

The South African rand strengthened significantly on Wednesday, 9 April 2026, following news of a tentative two-week ceasefire agreement between the U...

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Domestic travellers face soaring local airfares

🇿🇦 Domestic travellers face soaring local airfares

South Africa infrastructure -0.75 · 09/04/2026

South Africa's domestic aviation market is experiencing a sharp pricing correction that extends far beyond inconvenience for leisure travellers. Retur...

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ConCourt orders CPS to repay Sassa R81m

🇿🇦 ConCourt orders CPS to repay Sassa R81m

South Africa finance -0.80 · 09/04/2026

South Africa's Constitutional Court has delivered a decisive blow to Cash Paymaster Services (CPS), ordering the liquidating company to repay R81 mill...

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PAPER VICTORY: CPS ordered to pay Sassa R81.3m, but the

🇿🇦 PAPER VICTORY: CPS ordered to pay Sassa R81.3m, but the

South Africa finance -0.65 · 08/04/2026

** The Constitutional Court's ruling ordering Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) to pay R81.3 million to the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) ...

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PERSONAL FINANCE : You can take more cash offshore — but

🇿🇦 PERSONAL FINANCE : You can take more cash offshore — but

South Africa finance +0.30 · 08/04/2026

South Africa's recent budget adjustments have quietly opened a significant door for diaspora capital and foreign investors: the ability to transfer up...

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WAR ON IRAN: EXPLAINED: What does the ceasefire mean for

🇿🇦 WAR ON IRAN: EXPLAINED: What does the ceasefire mean for

South Africa energy +0.65 · 08/04/2026

The announcement of a ceasefire agreement in the escalating Middle East conflict has triggered an immediate correction in global energy markets, with ...

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CRYING SHAME: KZN Education Department’s failure to pay ECD

🇿🇦 CRYING SHAME: KZN Education Department’s failure to pay ECD

South Africa macro -0.85 · 08/04/2026

The KwaZulu-Natal education system is confronting a cascading crisis that extends far beyond classroom walls. A high court case currently before the P...

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WEATHER WATCH: Latest forecast for SA’s winter rainfall

🇿🇦 WEATHER WATCH: Latest forecast for SA’s winter rainfall

South Africa agriculture -0.75 · 08/04/2026

South Africa faces a critical agricultural season as meteorological forecasts predict significantly below-average rainfall across the southwestern win...

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