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Merafe withdraws notice to retrench 3K workers after Nersa grants power tariff relief

1st June 2026

Merafe Resources has withdrawn its retrenchment notice after a breakthrough on electricity pricing for the ferrochrome industry. Through the Glencore-Merafe Chrome Venture,...

News

Joburg’s R8.9bn capital expenditure ‘inadequate’

31st May 2026

The City of Joburg’s capital expenditure budget has come under scrutiny, with concerns that low infrastructure investment and rising financial pressure could...

Economy

Microloans keep food on the table

31st May 2026

South Africans are increasingly turning to short-term microloans to pay for essentials such as food, rent and transport, as more employed people...

Business

Life Healthcare reports resilient performance, boosts payout

28th May 2026

Life Healthcare Group has reported a modest increase in revenue and earnings for the six months ended March 31 recording 2.4% increase...

Big Reads

SARB lifts interest rate by 25 basis points to 7% as oil shock fuels inflation risks

28th May 2026

South Africans are set to face higher debt repayments after the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) increased the repo rate by 25...

Business

Cosatu warns interest rate hike would punish workers amid oil price surge

28th May 2026

The labour federation Cosatu has urged the South African Reserve Bank not to raise interest rates. The reserve bank’s monetary policy committee...

Business

Court orders eviction, demolition of unlawful Pretoria building

25th May 2026

The Pretoria High Court has ordered that all people living in an unlawfully constructed building in Pretoria West must vacate the premises,...

Business

RMH CEO Brian Roberts jumps ship as interim results show revenue drop

25th May 2026

RMB Holdings (RMH) chief executive Brian Roberts has resigned amid the release of weaker interim financial results. RMH had transitioned into a...

Business

Brown Mogotsi was not in car during ‘staged’ assassination attempt

25th May 2026

The Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court has heard that North West businessman Brown Mogotsi was not in his car when it came under fire...

Business

Pick n Pay profits fall further as Boxer keeps group afloat

25th May 2026

General retailer Pick n Pay has reported a deeper decline in profits for the year ending March 2026 as it battles a...