Business

Microsoft outage spills into South Africa, Asia-Pacific business hours despite ‘partial...

A disruption of Microsoft services such as Outlook, Teams and Copilot stretched into Asia-Pacific business hours on Friday after affecting thousands of US users, as the tech…

OPPO takes aim at Samsung and Apple with R40 000 Find...

Chinese smartphone manufacturer OPPO has intensified competition in South Africa’s premium smartphone market with the launch of its Find X10 Pro Max, a R39,999...

Record maize harvest offers relief but El Niño threatens next season

South Africa is harvesting more maize than ever before this year, but the El Niño threat is already shifting attention to the country’s ability...

SA citrus exports decline as growers are squeezed by conflict, weather

South Africa's citrus exports fell 1.5% during the 2026 season as conflict in the Middle East disrupted access to key markets and severe weather...

Committee cries for help as responses to foreign workers bill overwhelm...

South Africa's Parliament has received more than 15,000 public submissions on the contentious Employment Services Amendment Bill. This shows the intense public interest and political...

Parks Tau called to intervene as parliament tears into SABS leadership

Members of Parliament have demanded that Trade, Industry and Competition minister Parks Tau urgently intervene after a parliamentary committee sharply criticised the leadership of...

Insurers prevent R1.6bn in fraud as murder-for-payout cases raise alarm

Despite intensified efforts to protect R1.6-billion in life insurance policies and investments, fraud continued to cost the financial services industry R133.2-million, with growing concerns...

Clicks supplier loses trademark fight over R54m brand

What began as a new personal care brand pitched to Clicks in 2023 grew into a national business generating more than R54-million in annual...

Woolies posts marginal sales growth as SA retail holds up against...

Woolworths Holdings has delivered marginal growth in the first 19 weeks of its 2027 financial year, as resilient South African operations helped offset continued...

Dangote Cement shelves London listing, blames market conditions in blow to...

Nigeria's Dangote Cement postponed its plans for a secondary listing in London on Tuesday, citing deteriorating market conditions, in a setback for the