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Diageo sells East African Breweries stake to Asahi for $2.3bn

Food & bev. services

Diageo sells East African Breweries stake to Asahi for $2.3bn

Duncan Miriri and Emma Rumney 22 Dec 2025

Coca-Cola African bottler's $3bn IPO delayed by Ukraine turmoil

FMCG

Coca-Cola African bottler's $3bn IPO delayed by Ukraine turmoil

Promit Mukherjee and Emma Rumney 3 May 2022

Finance minister cuts sharply rising fuel prices by a sliver

Fuel & Energy

Finance minister cuts sharply rising fuel prices by a sliver

1 Apr 2022

Telkom says it can fund R2.1bn cost for radio frequency spectrum

Telecoms & Networks

Telkom says it can fund R2.1bn cost for radio frequency spectrum

28 Mar 2022

Standard Bank to stop financing for new coal, oil power plants

Coal, Oil & Gas

Standard Bank to stop financing for new coal, oil power plants

Emma Rumney 16 Mar 2022

Image: Former South African President Jacob Zuma enters the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, 31 January 2022. Jerome Delay/Pool via Reuters/File Photo

Criminal Law

Zuma, Mantashe referred for criminal investigations, graft inquiry says

Emma Rumney 3 Mar 2022

Source: Reuters/Mike Hutchings

FMCG

Distell reports 17.5% rise in interim profit

Emma Rumney 24 Feb 2022

AIIM in bidding race for $2bn African renewables firm Lekela - sources

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

AIIM in bidding race for $2bn African renewables firm Lekela - sources

Emma Rumney and Isla Binnie 7 Feb 2022

Capitec flags Black empowerment deal that will cut profits

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Capitec flags Black empowerment deal that will cut profits

Emma Rumney 21 Jan 2022

Image: A participant holds a rainbow flag during the WorldPride in Copenhagen, Denmark 21 August 2021. Olafur Steinar Gestsson/Ritzau Scanpix/via Reuters

Family Law

Namibian court rules against gay couples seeking legal recognition

Nyasha Francis Nyaungwa and Emma Rumney 27 Jan 2022

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Design & Manufacturing

SA factory activity expands at faster pace in November - Absa PMI

Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo 2 Dec 2021

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Packaging

Ardagh to buy SA glass manufacturer Consol for R10.1bn

Emma Rumney 29 Nov 2021

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Retailers

Mr Price rebounds from Covid-19 lows

Nqobile Dludla 25 Nov 2021

Source: Reuters/Mike Hutchings

Insurance & Actuarial

Old Mutual depletes Covid-19 reserve as deaths outpace expectations

Emma Rumney 23 Nov 2021

Tech investor Naspers logs 11% rise in first-half profit

Technology

Tech investor Naspers logs 11% rise in first-half profit

22 Nov 2021

Govt withdraws support for Miss South Africa for resisting Israel boycott

Events

Govt withdraws support for Miss South Africa for resisting Israel boycott

Shafiek Tassim 16 Nov 2021

SA to receive $8.5bn from US, EU and UK to speed up shift from coal

Energy

SA to receive $8.5bn from US, EU and UK to speed up shift from coal

Jeff Mason, Andrea Shalal and Emma Rumney 3 Nov 2021

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Retailers

Shares in Massmart rise on higher sales, lower costs

Emma Rumney 2 Nov 2021

SA banks say they can't cut off funding for coal just yet

Energy

SA banks say they can't cut off funding for coal just yet

Emma Rumney 15 Oct 2021

Exclusive: African governments want climate finance to hit $1.3tn by 2030

Climate Change

Exclusive: African governments want climate finance to hit $1.3tn by 2030

Emma Rumney 12 Oct 2021

Santam loses appeal in coronavirus case with hotel group Ma-Afrika

Hospitality

Santam loses appeal in coronavirus case with hotel group Ma-Afrika

Emma Rumney 7 Oct 2021

SA's consumer price inflation rises to 4.9% y/y in August

Banking & Finance

SA's consumer price inflation rises to 4.9% y/y in August

Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo 22 Sep 2021

FirstRand to end funding for new coal mines, power plants

Markets & Investment

FirstRand to end funding for new coal mines, power plants

Emma Rumney 16 Sep 2021

Imperial Logistics annual profit surges on higher volumes

Road Freight & Fleet Management

Imperial Logistics annual profit surges on higher volumes

Nqobile Dludla 7 Sep 2021

Use of leaded petrol eliminated in 'milestone' for health and environment, UN says

Environment & Natural Resources

Use of leaded petrol eliminated in 'milestone' for health and environment, UN says

Emma Rumney 31 Aug 2021

World leaders out of excuses on climate change, Thunberg, youth activists say

Climate Change

World leaders out of excuses on climate change, Thunberg, youth activists say

Emma Rumney 23 Aug 2021

Source: Reuters/Mike Blake

Retailers

Steinhoff ups offer to settle shareholder claims

Nqobile Dludla 12 Aug 2021

Distell expects up to 20% rise in full-year profits

FMCG

Distell expects up to 20% rise in full-year profits

Emma Rumney 23 Jul 2021

Mozambique's President Filipe Nyusi attends a signing ceremony following the talks with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia 22August, 2019. Sputnik/Alexey Nikolsky/Kremlin via Reuters

Coal, Oil & Gas

Mozambique's gas ambitions rest on distant hope of peace

Emma Rumney & David Lewis 22 Jul 2021

SA's big retail chains race to restock looted stores

Retailers

SA's big retail chains race to restock looted stores

Nqobile Dludla 19 Jul 2021

Fortune seekers are seen as they flock to the village after pictures and videos were shared on social media showing people celebrating after finding what they believe to be diamonds, in the village of KwaHlathi outside Ladysmith, in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa, 14 June 2021. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Mining

South African "diamond rush" unearths only quartz crystals, officials say

Emma Rumney 21 Jun 2021

TFG plans tech hiring spree after sliding to a loss

Retailers

TFG plans tech hiring spree after sliding to a loss

11 Jun 2021

A worker checks bottles of wine coming out of a production line at Nederburg Wine Estate in Paarl, South Africa, 8 July 2020. Reuters/Mike Hutchings

Design & Manufacturing

SA manufacturing expands at faster rate in May - Absa PMI

Mfuneko Toyana 1 Jun 2021