Mpho Sibanyoni

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RCL Foods profit hit as sugar imports lead to earnings slide

31st August 2026

RCL Foods has reported a sharp decline in earnings for the year ended June 2026, with weaker performances in its sugar and...

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Eskom posts R30bn net profit but debt, municipal arrears remain threats

31st August 2026

Eskom has reported a sharp improvement in its financial and operational performance, posting a net profit of R30.3-billion for the year ended...

Business

Middle East tensions drive Thungela profit up more than 450%

17th August 2026

As war and geopolitical instability ripple across global energy markets, coal producer Thungela Resources is emerging as one of the beneficiaries. The...

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Spar chairman Mike Bosman, deputy Shirley Zinn resign

17th August 2026

SPAR Group has announced significant changes to its board leadership, with chairman Mike Bosman and deputy chair, Dr Shirley Zinn stepping down...

Business

Parties agree economy must grow at 5% to tackle unemployment

14th August 2026

Representatives from several political parties have agreed that South Africa’s economy needs to grow by about 5% a year to create jobs...

Business

Gatekeepers, investors accused of stifling black business growth

13th August 2026

Institutional investors came under sharp criticism at the annual Black Business Summit for failing to channel capital into activities that create jobs...

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Build companies, don’t chase BEE deals, Motlanthe tells Black businesses

12th August 2026

Former president Kgalema Motlanthe has urged black-owned companies to focus on growing the economy, rather than seeking empowerment stakes in established businesses....

Business

Ronald Lamola warns business: ‘Stop exploiting undocumented migrants, undermining labour laws’

11th August 2026

International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola has cautioned that the growing exploitation of undocumented migrants by some South African employers is...

Business

Unemployment shoots up to 33.6% in second quarter of 2026

11th August 2026

South Africa’s official unemployment rate increased to 33.6% in the second quarter of 2026, as the number of jobless people rose sharply,...

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Nkuhlu reflects on ETI exit as one of few regrets in 22-year Nedbank career

9th August 2026

Outgoing Nedbank Group chief operating officer Mfundo Nkuhlu says an investment in West Africa’s Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), which was eventually sold...