Business
FSCA imposes 18-year ban on Gupta-linked Niven Pillay, Eric Wood
Gupta-linked Regiments Capital former senior officials Niven Pillay and Eric Wood have been barred from providing financial services and serving as Key Individuals (KI)...
Solly Malatsi axes ICT Sector Council chairperson, appoints interim leadership
Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi has announced changes to the leadership of the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) ICT Sector Council, including...
Parties agree economy must grow at 5% to tackle unemployment
Representatives from several political parties have agreed that South Africa's economy needs to grow by about 5% a year to create jobs and meaningfully...
Shell loses Concourt battle over exploration of oil, gas in Eastern...
Energy giant Shell has suffered a significant legal setback after the Constitutional Court ruled against plans to explore for oil and gas off South...
Standard Bank hits record R26.1bn earnings as Africa drives growth
Standard Bank has posted record headline earnings of R26.1 billion for the first six months of 2026, as strong client activity, higher non-interest revenue,...
Gatekeepers, investors accused of stifling black business growth
Institutional investors came under sharp criticism at the annual Black Business Summit for failing to channel capital into activities that create jobs and stimulate...
Checkers, Sixty60 drive Shoprite’s R18bn growth
Shoprite Holdings has shown growth in the digital commerce platform in the year to June, with Sixty60 sales jumping 34.5% to R25.5-billion and Checkers...
Build companies, don’t chase BEE deals, Motlanthe tells Black businesses
Former president Kgalema Motlanthe has urged black-owned companies to focus on growing the economy, rather than seeking empowerment stakes in established businesses.
Motlanthe made the...
Implats earnings surge on the back of improved metal prices
Editor's Note: This article has been updated to correct an error, which stated that Impala Platinum had suffered 11 deaths in one month. This...
Ronald Lamola warns business: ‘Stop exploiting undocumented migrants, undermining labour laws’
International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola has cautioned that the growing exploitation of undocumented migrants by some South African employers is eroding labour...
