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Middle East war spirals as Israel pounds Tehran and Beirut

🇿🇦 Middle East war spirals as Israel pounds Tehran and Beirut

South Africa energy -0.85 · 17/03/2026

The Middle East conflict has entered a critical new phase. On March 17, 2026, Israel launched coordinated strikes on Tehran and Beirut while drone and...

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Broken rail and ports cost R1bn per day

🇿🇦 Broken rail and ports cost R1bn per day

South Africa infrastructure -0.75 · 17/03/2026

South Africa's infrastructure deterioration is inflicting a staggering economic penalty that should concern every European investor with operations in...

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Iran Crisis Fractures Western Alliance as Trump's Demands

🇿🇦 Iran Crisis Fractures Western Alliance as Trump's Demands

South Africa energy -0.75 · 17/03/2026

The escalating conflict in the Middle East has exposed a fundamental fracture within Western geopolitical strategy, as President Donald Trump's demand...

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Drones, rockets fired at US embassy in Baghdad, security

🇿🇦 Drones, rockets fired at US embassy in Baghdad, security

South Africa macro -0.80 · 17/03/2026

The intensification of militant attacks on American diplomatic installations in Iraq represents a critical inflection point for European investors ope...

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Cannabis shows little benefit for most mental disorders,

🇿🇦 Cannabis shows little benefit for most mental disorders,

South Africa health -0.70 · 17/03/2026

A comprehensive analysis of clinical evidence published this week has delivered sobering news for investors betting on cannabis-derived pharmaceutical...

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Investment Guidelines: Investing in South Africa

🇿🇦 Investment Guidelines: Investing in South Africa

South Africa macro +0.60 · 24/09/2025

South Africa's economic landscape is shifting favorably for international investors, as the rand strengthens against major currencies and the nation p...

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South African rand strengthens on gold surge and economic

🇿🇦 South African rand strengthens on gold surge and economic

South Africa macro +0.65 · 15/12/2025

** The South African rand has experienced a notable appreciation in recent trading sessions, driven by a confluence of factors that merit close atten...

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Services SETA’s real estate transformation drive graduate

🇿🇦 Services SETA’s real estate transformation drive graduate

South Africa trade +0.70 · 16/03/2026

South Africa's Services Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) has completed a significant workforce development initiative in KwaZulu-Natal, ...

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South Africa: FORBIDDEN STORIES

🇿🇦 South Africa: FORBIDDEN STORIES

South Africa macro -0.85 · 16/03/2026

A comprehensive investigation into covert Russian influence operations across Southern Africa has revealed systematic efforts to manipulate electoral ...

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DASHED AMERICAN DREAM: Viljoen scandal

🇿🇦 DASHED AMERICAN DREAM: Viljoen scandal

South Africa tech -0.30 · 16/03/2026

The recent detention of South African entrepreneurs Melany and Peet Viljoen in the United States underscores a critical vulnerability that often escap...

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‘MISALIGNED LOYALTY’: Why the silence on Iran’s brutality

🇿🇦 ‘MISALIGNED LOYALTY’: Why the silence on Iran’s brutality

South Africa macro -0.65 · 16/03/2026

South Africa's defiant stance against Western pressure to distance itself from Iran is reshaping the geopolitical landscape in ways that directly impa...

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South Africa's court backlog threatens investor confidence

🇿🇦 South Africa's court backlog threatens investor confidence

South Africa macro -0.65 · 16/03/2026

South Africa's Constitutional Court is struggling under an unprecedented caseload, with some judgments taking over 15 months to deliver—a crisis that ...

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Officials warn of dangerous 'chuffing' trend among pupils

🇿🇦 Officials warn of dangerous 'chuffing' trend among pupils

South Africa health -0.60 · 16/03/2026

South Africa is grappling with a troubling public health phenomenon that extends far beyond the immediate health risks facing young people. The emer...

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South Africa's Justice System Under Strain

🇿🇦 South Africa's Justice System Under Strain

South Africa macro -0.30 · 16/03/2026

South Africa's law enforcement agencies continue to demonstrate operational capacity in tackling narcotics trafficking, as evidenced by recent seizure...

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Allied Fractures Over Hormuz Security Expose Deep

🇿🇦 Allied Fractures Over Hormuz Security Expose Deep

South Africa energy -0.30 · 16/03/2026

The Strait of Hormuz crisis has crystallized a fundamental challenge facing Western powers in the Middle East: the inability to maintain unified actio...

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EXPLAINER: Don’t hold your breath

🇿🇦 EXPLAINER: Don’t hold your breath

South Africa macro -0.30 · 16/03/2026

South Africa's case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), filed in January 2024 on allegations of genocide in Gaza, has entered ...

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UK plans to double steel tariffs, Politico reports

🇿🇦 UK plans to double steel tariffs, Politico reports

South Africa trade -0.65 · 16/03/2026

The United Kingdom's reported plan to double steel tariffs represents a significant shift in trade policy with far-reaching consequences for European ...

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JUDICIAL OVERLOAD: 474-day ruling delay in Phala Phala

🇿🇦 JUDICIAL OVERLOAD: 474-day ruling delay in Phala Phala

South Africa macro -0.75 · 16/03/2026

South Africa's Constitutional Court faces a critical capacity crisis that threatens to undermine the rule of law and create cascading uncertainty for ...

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BREWING STORM?: Excellent MTN results paper over Iran cri

🇿🇦 BREWING STORM?: Excellent MTN results paper over Iran cri

South Africa telecom -0.35 · 16/03/2026

MTN Group's latest financial results present a deceptive narrative that European investors must carefully parse. While headline figures suggest operat...

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GROUNDUP: Vision Investments blames government for Tongaat

🇿🇦 GROUNDUP: Vision Investments blames government for Tongaat

South Africa agriculture -0.85 · 16/03/2026

The unraveling of Tongaat Hulett, one of southern Africa's largest sugar producers, has reached a critical juncture that reveals fundamental weaknesse...

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