S'thembile Cele and Ntando Thukwana, Bloomberg on 06/05/2026

SA moves to quell fallout from anti-immigrant protests

Pressures include some in the Nigerian Senate calling on their government to revoke MTN’s licence in retaliation for the attacks.

S S'thembile Cele and Ntando Thukwana, Bloomberg
Ryk van Niekerk on 06/05/2026

How Woolworths ‘pulled the plug’ on Beyers Chocolates

Founder Kees Beyers talks exclusivity agreements and having to close the business while its client of 34 years turns largely to imported chocolate while not ‘quite replacing the jobs that we've lost in our factory’.

R Ryk van Niekerk
Deborah Fenton and Marlon Davids on 06/05/2026

Trust and technology in mid-corporate banking

Digital tools reduce friction and speed up decisions, but mid-corporate businesses ultimately bank with people they trust.

D Deborah Fenton and Marlon Davids
Ciaran Ryan on 06/05/2026

The average age of first-time home buyers drops into the 30s

Stats from Standard Bank show some remarkable trends among first-time home buyers – they’re getting younger, more women are receiving mortgage loans, and Gauteng accounts for nearly half the national affordable home loan uptake.

C Ciaran Ryan
Jimmy Moyaha on 05/05/2026

Stronger Sars: Makhubu promises continuity

‘And something we have to drive significantly going forward is the broadening of the tax base’ – new Sars Commissioner Johnstone Makhubu.

J Jimmy Moyaha