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Blockbuster year for SA’s top banks

🇿🇦 Blockbuster year for SA’s top banks

South Africa finance +0.80 · 13/03/2026

South Africa's major banking institutions have reported exceptional financial performance, signaling renewed confidence in the continent's largest dev...

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SA must boost oil refining capacity, says Mantashe

🇿🇦 SA must boost oil refining capacity, says Mantashe

South Africa energy +0.65 · 17/03/2026

South Africa's energy minister has issued a stark warning that the country's dwindling oil refining capacity poses a systemic vulnerability to global ...

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Middle East tensions continue to drive oil higher

🇿🇦 Middle East tensions continue to drive oil higher

South Africa energy +0.15 · 17/03/2026

The persistent tensions in the Middle East are creating a significant headwind for European entrepreneurs and investors operating across African marke...

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Masemola returns before Parly's Ad Hoc Committee

🇿🇦 Masemola returns before Parly's Ad Hoc Committee

South Africa macro -0.35 · 17/03/2026

South Africa's law enforcement apparatus is experiencing a critical institutional moment as senior police leadership faces mounting parliamentary and ...

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Noma Resignation Exposes Workplace Culture Risks in African

🇿🇦 Noma Resignation Exposes Workplace Culture Risks in African

South Africa trade -0.75 · 17/03/2026

The resignation of René Redzepi from his position at Noma represents far more than a personnel change at a celebrated restaurant—it signals a critical...

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Police officer allegedly enlisted crime boss in arrest

🇿🇦 Police officer allegedly enlisted crime boss in arrest

South Africa macro -0.85 · 17/03/2026

The Madlanga Commission's ongoing investigation into South African police conduct has exposed a troubling nexus between law enforcement and organized ...

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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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