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Discovery announces 2027 product enhancments, anchored by its Superbank

Global economic and geopolitical shifts could strengthen Africa's strategic position, says KPMG's Global Economic and Geopolitical Outlook (Image source: © 123rf )

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Further fuel price hikes could strain SA’s job market, warns economist

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South Africa’s formal sector sheds 14,000 jobs in Q2

Underpinned by momentum across every one of its South African businesses, Capitec Limited has grown headline earnings growth 19% to R9.5bn for the six months ended 31 August 2026. Pictured: Graham Lee, CEO (Image supplied)

A diversified engine firing on all cylinders: Capitec headline earnings up 19%

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South Africa’s formal sector sheds 14,000 jobs in Q2

30 Sep 2026

Underpinned by momentum across every one of its South African businesses, Capitec Limited has grown headline earnings growth 19% to R9.5bn for the six months ended 31 August 2026. Pictured: Graham Lee, CEO (Image supplied)

A diversified engine firing on all cylinders: Capitec headline earnings up 19%

30 Sep 2026

H&M sharpens profitability with leaner costs and better operations

H&M sharpens profitability with leaner costs and better operations

29 Sep 2026

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Borrowing costs rise again: SA’s fragile recovery comes under fresh pressure

Katja Hamilton 25 Sep 2026

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Sarb hikes rates as oil, Middle East tensions bite

Katja Hamilton 23 Sep 2026

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What your boerewors says about how South Africa shops

Yazeed Osman 17 Sep 2026

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Local brands hold their ground as South Africa’s FMCG market returns to growth

17 Sep 2026

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South African inflation expectations stabilise in third quarter

Alexander Winning 17 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. Roelof Botha, former Department of Finance policy advisor, Finmedia Economist of the Year, and for 28 years the resident economist at PwC, has been appointed economic advisor to BetterBond.

BetterBond taps veteran economist for property insights

16 Sep 2026

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The housing boom that could backfire

John Loos 10 Sep 2026

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South Africa’s cable warning: When cheap imports come at a cost

9 Sep 2026

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South African private sector activity expands slightly in August, PMI shows

Johannesburg bureau 7 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. Xolelwa Kashe-Katiya, Project Leader: Indlulamithi Scenarios Trust SA.

The lights are back on. But is South Africa really moving forward?

Xolelwa Kashe-Katiya 4 Sep 2026

Sea Harvest lifts profit and cuts debt despite weaker catches

Sea Harvest lifts profit and cuts debt despite weaker catches

1 Sep 2026

SA’s R220bn informal FMCG market keeps growing despite pressure

SA’s R220bn informal FMCG market keeps growing despite pressure

28 Aug 2026

SA’s F&B sector posts modest June growth as quarterly pressure builds

SA’s F&B sector posts modest June growth as quarterly pressure builds

28 Aug 2026

#WomensMonth | Women are rewriting the traditional financial journey

#WomensMonth | Women are rewriting the traditional financial journey

Mandisa Theko-Khitsane 27 Aug 2026

Source: GCIS. President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa (Sidssa) 2026.

#Sidssa2026: Infrastructure South Africa accelerates R600m project preparation drive

26 Aug 2026

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Sassa’s R370-a-month grant has its day in the Supreme Court of Appeal

26 Aug 2026

Source: AJ Property Holdings/Durban's proposed Ntuzuma Mall.

Ntuzuma Mall to bring Shoprite, Boxer and hundreds of jobs

24 Aug 2026

View of South African utility Eskom's electricity pylons in Johannesburg. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Jozi makes power play and settles more than R5bn Eskom debt

24 Aug 2026

Source: GCIS. President Cyril Ramaphosa seen here at the openinfg of the Sixth South Africa Investment Conference (SAIC 2026) in March this year at the Sandton Convention Centre. Today he launched the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa.

#Sidssa2026: SA’s water, transport and energy investors push for municipal rescue

24 Aug 2026

Source: Momentum. Momentum's group economist, Sanisha Packirisamy.

#EXCLUSIVE: South Africa’s July inflation drop may not last, Momentum group warns

Katja Hamilton 20 Aug 2026

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Food inflation hits 16-year low

Katja Hamilton 19 Aug 2026

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

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

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

Business Partners Limited launches R150m SME Youth Jobs Fund set to create youth employment

Business Partners Limited launches R150m SME Youth Jobs Fund set to create youth employment

Jeremy Lang, Business Partners Limited 17 Aug 2026

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