Business

MultiChoice, Altech dragged to Competition Tribunal over ‘anti-competitive conduct’

The Competition Commission has escalated a long-running investigation into the pay-television sector, referring MultiChoice South Africa and Altech UEC South Africa to the Competition...

Motorists cut fuel spending by 35% as prices surge amid war...

Discovery Insure's data show that since petrol prices went up, drivers have cut their fuel costs by 35%. Robert Attwell, Discovery Insure CEO, said the...

Motorists face another fuel price increase amid global oil surge due...

Motorists are facing another big jump in fuel prices, mostly because of rising global oil prices, problems with the supply chain, and higher costs...

Pick n Pay opens negotiations with trade union over planned retrenchments

Retail giant Pick n Pay has started talking to the South African Commercial, Catering, and Allied Workers Union about Section 189A of the Labour...

Are we fighting inflation or killing growth?

  Crude oil has spiked sharply again on renewed fears of escalating military activity in Iran. At the same time, the rand is trending weaker...

West Africa is turning the tide on ocean losses

West African countries are reclaiming control of their marine ecosystems, which hold some of the world’s most valuable ocean resources, after decades of weak...

Storm over Coca-Cola ad seeking black candidates for intern posts

Black Management Forum insists that the withdrawal by Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa of a job advertisement stipulating that the candidate must be black does...

More financial woes for troubled business rescue practitioner

A prominent business rescue practitioner is facing mounting legal pressure, with creditors pushing for her company’s liquidation and her own personal sequestration over an...

UAE exit: What it means for OPEC and oil prices

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has withdrawn from OPEC effective from Friday, marking another departure after Qatar, Angola and Ecuador in recent years, signalling...

Spectrum rule rattles telecoms sector

  A clause in the Electronic Communications Amendment Bill seeking to force mobile network operators to share unused high demand spectrum with smaller players is...