Alicia Diaz, Jennifer A. Dlouhy and Hadriana Lowenkron, Bloomberg on 22/07/2026

US set to impose new tariffs by Friday

A move to ensure his tariff regime remains intact even after stopgap 10% global duties lapse.

A Alicia Diaz, Jennifer A. Dlouhy and Hadriana Lowenkron, Bloomberg
Jeremy Maggs on 22/07/2026

SA’s guava crunch, the sweet fruit facing a sour future

Can Home Affairs finally end the queues and modernise identity services, or is the new strategy creating a two-tier system that leaves millions of South Africans behind? The minister speaks. Eskom Green sparks fresh privatisation row. And why leadership gaps are putting the retail sector at risk.

J Jeremy Maggs
Ntando Thukwana, Bloomberg on 22/07/2026

Inflation rises to 5%, bolstering rate hike case

Consumer prices rose faster than forecast, strengthening expectations that the Reserve Bank will lift interest rates to 7.25% on Thursday.

N Ntando Thukwana, Bloomberg