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Investec Bank named overall winner of the 2026/27 Ask Africa Orange Index

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Harmony Gold’s Phakisa Shaft is a deep-level underground gold mining operation located near Odendaalsrus in the Free State. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Harmony strikes gold with 87% rise in profit, reaching a record dividendNelson Banya and Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo

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#WomensMonth | Women are rewriting the traditional financial journey

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Harmony Gold’s Phakisa Shaft is a deep-level underground gold mining operation located near Odendaalsrus in the Free State. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

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Shawn van der Meulen, Clare-Alice Vertue and Mavin Jonkers 25 Aug 2026

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Why South African businesses need to invest in GBVF prevention

Virginia Francis 25 Aug 2026

How exchange control upgrades have reshaped offshore investing

How exchange control upgrades have reshaped offshore investing

Mickey Gambale, Liberty 25 Aug 2026

Why beginner South African traders are choosing PrimeXBT MT5 cent account

Why beginner South African traders are choosing PrimeXBT MT5 cent account

PrimeXBT 20 Aug 2026

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Food inflation hits 16-year low

Katja Hamilton 19 Aug 2026

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Rand steadies as South Africa awaits inflation data

Katja Hamilton 19 Aug 2026

3 Shifts that will translate manufacturing potential into sustainable growth for Africa

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Vanessa de Villiers and Veronica Lukwago 19 Aug 2026

A woman walks near a billboard depicting US President Donald Trump on a building in Tehran, Iran. Image credit: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

SA mining under the gun as US-Israeli attack on Iran piles on the pressure

18 Aug 2026

RCL Foods earnings hit by sugar slump and pet food disruptions

RCL Foods earnings hit by sugar slump and pet food disruptions

18 Aug 2026

Source: Reuters.

Rand recovery faces test after warning of August weakness

Katja Hamilton 17 Aug 2026

Shoprite posts 7.2% sales growth as Sixty60 drives growth

Shoprite posts 7.2% sales growth as Sixty60 drives growth

12 Aug 2026

Maximising technology investments beyond implementation

Maximising technology investments beyond implementation

Mohammed Vachiat, JNPR 12 Aug 2026

Unhelpful government and a lack of brand building see South African mining companies lose out

7 Aug 2026

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WPP results beat analyst forecasts, sees shares jump up

6 Aug 2026

A flame rises from a gas flare at the Dangote Industries oil refinery and fertiliser plant site in the Ibeju-Lekki district of Lagos, Nigeria. Image credit: Reuters/Sodiq Adelakun/File Photo

Nigeria’s Dangote hopes to strike gold in South Africa

Colleen Goko 6 Aug 2026

Source: LinkedIn. Chief executive officer of the JSE, Valdene Reddy.

JSE strengthens growth trajectory: H1 profit jumps 16.9%

5 Aug 2026

Why South African introducing brokers choose PrimeXBT's partner program

Why South African introducing brokers choose PrimeXBT's partner program

PrimeXBT 5 Aug 2026

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Katja Hamilton 3 Aug 2026

Standard Bank lands R5.4bn African Development Bank investment for SMEs

Standard Bank lands R5.4bn African Development Bank investment for SMEs

3 Aug 2026

Despite gold demand flattening in Q2, jewellery demand value was resilient, rising 22% year-on-year. Image credit: , , via Wikimedia Commons

All that glitters is not gold: Gold demand loses its shine

30 Jul 2026

Omnicom’s revenue in the second quarter of 2026 increased $2.5bn to $6.6bn as compared to the second quarter of 2025. Pictured: Annalect, part of the Omnicom Media Group, is a prominent player in the media and analytics sector located in Bengaluru, India (Image source @ Annalect

Omnicom Q2 results: Built for an era where speed, integration, and scale matter most

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Africa's impact investing leaders are heading to Cape Town this September

Africa's impact investing leaders are heading to Cape Town this September

UCT Graduate School of Business 29 Jul 2026

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Africa to weather billion-dollar storm as “super” El Niño approaches

Simon Jessop and Marc Jones 27 Jul 2026

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Rand slides past R16.80/$ after surprise Reserve Bank rate hold

Katja Hamilton 24 Jul 2026

Source: Reuters.

Reserve Bank surprises with rate hold at 7%

Katja Hamilton 23 Jul 2026

Source: Reuters.

Reserve Bank dilemma: Will CPI surprise trigger another rate hike?

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