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Laura Nahmias, Bloomberg on 02/01/2026

Mamdani digs in on progressive agenda at mayoral inauguration

Ceremony served as a not-so-subtle statement of resistance to White House policies from the nation’s largest city.

L Laura Nahmias, Bloomberg
Srinivasan Sivabalan and Bhaskar Dutta, Bloomberg on 02/01/2026

Tech surge propels emerging-market stocks towards five-year high

And rand climbs to its strongest level since August 2022.

S Srinivasan Sivabalan and Bhaskar Dutta, Bloomberg
Kamailoudini Tagba, Bloomberg on 02/01/2026

Trump notches up more than $16bn in health pacts with Africa

Agreements signed since the US exited the World Health Organisation a year ago ‘will give it undue leverage’ over these governments.

K Kamailoudini Tagba, Bloomberg
Yihui Xie and Jack Ryan, Bloomberg on 02/01/2026

Gold, silver stumble after their best year since the 1970s

The surprise of the year ‘was how safe-haven metals turned into momentum trades’.

Y Yihui Xie and Jack Ryan, Bloomberg
Hilton Tarrant on 02/01/2026

DStv subscribers score as Canal+’s Warner Bros Discovery bluff pays off

New agreement is a rare win-win.

H Hilton Tarrant
Roy Cokayne on 02/01/2026

Johannesburg Water tender awards declared invalid

High Court in Johannesburg suspends the ruling for 150 days to allow a new tender process.

R Roy Cokayne
Ciaran Ryan on 02/01/2026

WesBank customer takes his used car fight to the Minister of Justice

Mzukisi Ndara purchased what he thought was a new car in 2004, but it turned out to be a used one with extras he did not ask for.

C Ciaran Ryan
Joseph E. Stiglitz and Imraan Valodia, The Conversation on 01/01/2026

Global inequality is as urgent as climate change – Stiglitz

Thee world needs a panel of experts to steer solutions.

J Joseph E. Stiglitz and Imraan Valodia, The Conversation
Alex Dooler, Siddharth Philip, Dinesh Nair and Jasmina Kuzmanovic, Bloomberg on 01/01/2026

Porsche’s Bugatti stake eyed by Egypt’s Sawiris family and BlueFive Capital

Bugatti Rimac, which is already controlled by Rimac Group, has owned the storied Bugatti brand since 2021.

A Alex Dooler, Siddharth Philip, Dinesh Nair and Jasmina Kuzmanovic, Bloomberg
Ciaran Ryan on 31/12/2025

If you bought a skadonk, you can cancel the credit agreement, the court says

A recent SCA ruling makes it clear that a consumer has the right to cancel a vehicle finance agreement after discovering latent defects.

C Ciaran Ryan