Business
RCL Foods earnings take a hit from sugar, pet food, Sunshine...
Consumer goods and milling giant RCL Foods expects a significant decline in earnings for the year ended June 2026, weighed down by weak performances...
Absa posts higher half-year profit as credit costs ease
By Nqobile Dludla JOHANNESBURG, Aug 18 (Reuters) - South African lender Absa Group reported an 8% rise in half-year headline earnings on Tuesday, supported by higher revenue and lower credit
Absa insurance segment income lags behind rivals
Absa Group’s insurance business delivered a mixed performance in the first half of 2026, with strong growth in South Africa helping offset a steep...
Black farmers drag state to SAHRC over allegations of ‘systemic’ abuse
A group of Black emerging farmers, farmworkers, farm dwellers and rural communities have appealed to the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), accusing the...
Wild Coast ruling divides ANC as parly mulls investment concerns
The Constitutional Court’s decision to block offshore oil and gas exploration along South Africa’s Wild Coast has drawn mixed reactions from African National Congress...
Middle East tensions drive Thungela profit up more than 450%
As war and geopolitical instability ripple across global energy markets, coal producer Thungela Resources is emerging as one of the beneficiaries.
The company's interim results...
Spar chairman Mike Bosman, deputy Shirley Zinn resign
SPAR Group has announced significant changes to its board leadership, with chairman Mike Bosman and deputy chair, Dr Shirley Zinn stepping down from their...
Push to turn trade into jobs by boosting industrialisation in Southern...
Southern African countries need to accelerate industrialisation, expand regional value chains and boost intra-regional trade to create jobs and improve livelihoods, South African Minister...
SA’s Traxtion bets on regional rail reforms and mineral boom
South African rail services provider Traxtion is positioning itself to profit from a regional mineral boom and sweeping reforms across the continent that are...
The small label that tells a much bigger story
This past week delivered several important economic messages.
The US released softer inflation data, reducing concerns about another immediate increase in US interest rates. South...












