Oil trades near five-week high as US-Iran conflict escalates
Brent for November settlement added 0.2% to $94.80 a barrel at 9:12 a.m. in London.
US attacks prompt Iranian retaliation as fighting intensifies
The resumption of hostilities brought an end to a weeks-long period of relative calm and raises concerns over a potential return to all-out war, at a time when no diplomatic off-ramp is in sight.
Cashbuild sales rise, but consumer pressure squeezes earnings
Revenue climbed 6% to R12.1bn, while headline earnings fell 8% as costs rose and affordability pressures persisted.
Shoprite aims to become ‘your everyday store’
CEO Pieter Engelbrecht talks 2026 results as the retailer pushes into coffee and telco. Smart diversification, or 'taste and see'?
Inflation threat as diesel prices shoot up more than 11% from today
That may be good for Sasol and some coal producers, but freight operators – and ultimately consumers – will carry much of the cost.
Nepal urges tourists not to abandon Himalayas after floods
Declaring the country open for tourism as it continues to assess the human and economic toll from catastrophic floods that killed more than a thousand people.
Zambian state mine investor eyes $1.8bn in small-scale gold mining push
Official gold exports can be significantly increased by regularising the existing informal trade, ZCCM Investments Holdings Plc CEO Kakenenwa Muyangwa said.
Woolworths profit falls as new CEO pivots group toward food
Strong grocery sales and online growth are driving a strategic reset as Ngumeni looks to revive group performance.
African re-insurer plans Botswana’s first IPO in almost a decade
As it seeks to raise capital to tap Africa’s under insured.
Sea Harvest explains where the sardines have gone
A look at Sasol’s latest results and whether its share price is now simply an oil-price story, plus analysis of Shoprite’s push beyond groceries.