Water: A system under pressure, a sector in transition
And one of the country’s clearest long-term investment opportunities.
ConCourt rules against Beitbridge fence contractors
Companies must repay all profits from failed R40m Covid-era project.
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.
The big question facing owners of Chinese cars
Quality may have caught up, but there’s a big unknown lurking for hundreds of thousands of South Africans …
‘Surprisingly resilient’ rand due to dollar mistrust – Kganyago
The greenback remains dominant globally, accounting for about 57% of official foreign exchange reserves.
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’.
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.
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.
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.
How smarter nutrient use can protect farm margins
Louis Strydom, sales and marketing director at Omnia, on the value of nutrition in crop production and how it determines yield.