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Business

Vukile Property Fund’s commuter shopping centres drive growth

9th February 2026

Specialist retail real estate investment trust, Vukile Property Fund, has reported gradual growth in festive season trading across its local retail portfolio....

Business

R2.8bn Bidvest Bank sale to Nigeria’s Access Bank falls through

9th February 2026

The planned R2.8-billion sale of Bidvest Bank to Nigeria-based Access Bank has been terminated after certain contractual conditions were not met by...

Business

Orion secures R4bn Glencore funding to build Prieska copper-zinc mine

9th February 2026

Orion Minerals has secured a $250-million (about R4-billion) funding agreement with commodities giant Glencore to advance the development of its copper and...

Business

Hyprop sells half of its Woodlands Boulevard shares, pockets R750m

9th February 2026

Hyprop Investments, a Real Estate Investment Trust specialising in high-quality shopping centres, has sold half of its stake at Woodlands Boulevard shopping...

Big Reads

Namibia’s demand for extra dam ‘a tall order’

8th February 2026

A transboundary water expert has warned that construction of a possible additional storage dam on the Orange River, to allow for the...

Business

Discovery buys Sandton head office building from Growthpoint for R4bn

6th February 2026

Financial services firm Discovery has moved to acquire part of its Sandton head office at R4-billion, while cancelling the lease of the...

News

Retail chain Boxer gains market share in difficult consumer climate

6th February 2026

Boxer Retail has delivered steady sales growth in the first three quarters of its financial year. This comes as the discount grocery...

Business

Phakamile Hlubi-Majola moves to MISA after Numsa exit amid death threats

5th February 2026

Unionist Phakamile Hlubi-Majola has found a new home at the Motor Industry Staff Association (MISA) after a recent departure from the National...

Business

Debt crisis overwhelms high-earners, older people the most affected

5th February 2026

South Africa’s higher earners group is facing severe financial strain as debt servicing has reached unsustainable levels. These findings are contained in...

Business

Student finalists named in Nedbank, Old Mutual Budget Speech contest

4th February 2026

Nedbank and Old Mutual have announced the finalists of the 54th Nedbank and Old Mutual Budget Speech Competition. This year’s shortlist includes...