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WILD WEATHER: Nelson Mandela Bay floods expose infrastructure strain

🇿🇦 WILD WEATHER: Nelson Mandela Bay floods expose infrastructure strain

South Africa infrastructure -0.75 · 13/05/2026

Between 5 and 8 May 2024, Nelson Mandela Bay experienced severe flooding that transcended typical weather disruption—it functioned as a diagnostic sca...

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South African artists earned $30.69 million on Spotify in 2025. Most

🇿🇦 South African artists earned $30.69 million on Spotify in 2025. Most

South Africa tech +0.75 · 13/05/2026

South Africa's music streaming economy is experiencing a remarkable inflection point. New data reveals that South African artists generated $30.69 mil...

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Low water pressure disrupts hospital in Pretoria

🇿🇦 Low water pressure disrupts hospital in Pretoria

South Africa health -0.75 · 13/05/2026

South Africa's water infrastructure crisis has reached a critical inflection point, with Kalafong Hospital in Pretoria West forced to suspend routine ...

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City Power technician killed by illegal connection in Crown Mines

🇿🇦 City Power technician killed by illegal connection in Crown Mines

South Africa energy -0.85 · 13/05/2026

South Africa's illegal electricity crisis claimed another life this week when a City Power metering technician died after contacting an illegally conn...

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South Africa Economy Surges 3% as IMF Warns of Downside Risks

🇿🇦 South Africa Economy Surges 3% as IMF Warns of Downside Risks

South Africa macro +0.30 · 13/05/2026

South Africa's economy expanded 3% in 2024, marking a rare bright spot in sub-Saharan Africa's sluggish growth landscape. Yet beneath this headline fi...

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RETURN OF HYBRID WORK: Employers should not reach for retrenchments

🇿🇦 RETURN OF HYBRID WORK: Employers should not reach for retrenchments

South Africa macro +0.30 · 13/05/2026

South Africa's employers face a familiar pressure: rising energy costs, tightening household budgets, and boardroom anxiety about what comes next. The...

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WINTER SHOCK: Joburg gas shutdown leaves inner-city residents facing

🇿🇦 WINTER SHOCK: Joburg gas shutdown leaves inner-city residents facing

South Africa energy -0.75 · 13/05/2026

Johannesburg's winter energy crisis deepened this week as Egoli Gas implemented an emergency shutdown of piped natural gas supply across four densely ...

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Africa’s Travel Indaba boosts Durban economy and drives African

🇿🇦 Africa’s Travel Indaba boosts Durban economy and drives African

South Africa trade +0.75 · 13/05/2026

Africa's Travel Indaba, one of the continent's flagship tourism conferences, is positioning South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province as a critical hub fo...

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PMI Summit heads to Cape Town as Africa pushes project delivery skills

🇿🇦 PMI Summit heads to Cape Town as Africa pushes project delivery skills

South Africa infrastructure +0.75 · 13/05/2026

Africa's infrastructure ambitions are colliding with a hard reality: the continent lacks the skilled project management workforce to deliver on $27 bi...

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Renewable energy transition in SA needs the embrace of both public

🇿🇦 Renewable energy transition in SA needs the embrace of both public

South Africa energy +0.60 · 13/05/2026

South Africa's renewable energy transition stands at a critical juncture. While the country desperately needs to move away from coal-dependent power g...

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Sassa grants to be paid as usual after ConCourt keeps current payment

🇿🇦 Sassa grants to be paid as usual after ConCourt keeps current payment

South Africa finance +0.70 · 13/05/2026

South Africa's Constitutional Court has intervened in an escalating payment infrastructure dispute, issuing a ruling that freezes the status quo betwe...

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Built on floodplains: How urban growth is fuelling disaster risk

🇿🇦 Built on floodplains: How urban growth is fuelling disaster risk

South Africa infrastructure -0.75 · 13/05/2026

South Africa's Western Cape is confronting a critical urban planning crisis: rapid population growth is forcing developers and residents onto natural ...

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SAA finally responds to financial concerns

🇿🇦 SAA finally responds to financial concerns

South Africa infrastructure -0.65 · 13/05/2026

South African Airways (SAA) is confronting a credibility crisis that threatens to undermine five years of recovery efforts. Despite announcing a R30 m...

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FirstRand Picks BofA, RMB to Advise on Sale of UK Aldermore Unit

🇿🇦 FirstRand Picks BofA, RMB to Advise on Sale of UK Aldermore Unit

South Africa finance +0.30 · 13/05/2026

South African banking heavyweight FirstRand Ltd. has enlisted Bank of America and its in-house investment banking division, Rand Merchant Bank (RMB), ...

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eNCA Business | Market update | 13 May 2026

🇿🇦 eNCA Business | Market update | 13 May 2026

South Africa macro +0.30 · 13/05/2026

The Johannesburg Securities Exchange (JSE) is positioned to open higher on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, as South African equity markets digest mixed globa...

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Top Companies in South Africa 2026: diversity is a strength

🇿🇦 Top Companies in South Africa 2026: diversity is a strength

South Africa macro +0.70 · 13/05/2026

South Africa's corporate landscape in 2026 is defined by a fundamental shift: diversity is no longer a compliance checkbox but a measurable driver of ...

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Canal+ set for JSE debut

🇿🇦 Canal+ set for JSE debut

South Africa telecom +0.80 · 13/05/2026

French media conglomerate Canal+ is set to make history on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange on 3 June 2026, marking the first secondary listing by a Fr...

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When data tells an impactful story: Standard Bank’s Money Reels earns

🇿🇦 When data tells an impactful story: Standard Bank’s Money Reels earns

South Africa finance +0.80 · 12/05/2026

Standard Bank, one of Africa's largest financial institutions, has received industry recognition for its **Money Reels** initiative—a sophisticated da...

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CUTTHROAT COMPETITION: Educational publishers’ dirty textbook tricks

🇿🇦 CUTTHROAT COMPETITION: Educational publishers’ dirty textbook tricks

South Africa education -0.65 · 12/05/2026

South Africa's educational publishing sector is experiencing unprecedented competitive pressure as publishers jockey for position in the Department of...

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MONEY PLAY: SA game makers are levelling up financial literacy

🇿🇦 MONEY PLAY: SA game makers are levelling up financial literacy

South Africa tech +0.75 · 12/05/2026

South Africa's gaming and fintech sectors are converging on a powerful insight: traditional financial literacy fails because it's boring. Developers l...

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