Business
Services SETA offers compensation to axed whistleblowers
The Services Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) has offered compensation and possible reinstatement of the three dismissed whistleblowers in an effort to restore...
ADvTECH reports R2bn profit as strong demand lifts results
Private education group ADvTECH has reported strong financial performance, generating R2-billion profit on the back of rising enrolment, improved efficiencies and steady fee growth...
Government reassures grant recipients as rescuers gun for Post Office’s closure
The government has given reassurances that any liquidation of the South African Post Office will not affect over 3-million social grant beneficiaries who receive...
African Bank moves to seize mining company assets over R50m debt
The High Court in Mpumalanga has granted an order allowing African Bank to take control of the movable assets of Kego Mining after the...
Affordability as strategy: why cost-of-living pressures matter for economic landscape
South Africa’s cost-of-living pressures are often framed as a fiscal and social challenge. They also have implications for how businesses operate, particularly in sectors...
SA’s fuel gamble: Empty reserve tanks, but international risk is rising
South Africans have been reassured this week that there is no immediate fuel shortage. Government has moved quickly to attempt to calm nerves, confirming...
Huge victory for artisanal miners as DR Congo pilots first gold...
Small-scale miners in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are tipped to gain access to a bigger market and better prices for their...
Morocco’s avocado surge is reshaping Africa’s export map
Africa exported roughly 430,000 tonnes of avocados in 2025, but the balance of power has moved north. Preliminary 2025 data show a decisive shift...
Deputy Minister pushes to ‘buy local’
Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Alexandra Abrahams has called for a nationwide shift towards supporting locally produced goods. She has warned that...
Roger Jardine replaces Trevor Manuel as Old Mutual Chair
Former Finance Minister Trevor Manuel is retiring as the Chair of the Old Mutual Board, effective mid-year.
Manuel (70), who became an Old Mutual non-Executive...
