Oil advances as stepped-up vessel attacks intensify Hormuz risks
Brent for December settlement gained 0.9% to $101.48 a barrel at 6:04 a.m. in London.
The benefits of holding some cash
Analysis of where to put new money as uncertainty rises, plus whether US bond yields above 5% mean it’s time to rethink your portfolio.
BHP sells shuttered Australian nickel plant to Gold Fields
The sale includes mining tenements and mineral rights.
Sanlam’s R20.7bn Santam bet puts capital choices in focus
The latest step in an expansion that will soon include banking.
Sarb surveys businesses to guide rate policy
Following pilot interviews in August 2025, the programme has expanded to cover most major economic sectors.
Labour department gives in on ‘amnesty’ for Chinese-owned clothing factories
Confirms it has no authority to grant a grace period or amnesty.
Airlink adds Cape Town-Lanseria route
Giving travellers another link between the Western Cape and Gauteng.
SA’s fuel import bill surges to highest level since 1994
The country has turned to the US and Nigeria to keep fuel flowing as supplies via the Strait of Hormuz are disrupted.
Government not backing manufacturers adequately
In three months, more than a quarter of survey respondents experienced severe contractions in sales – with manufacturers citing weak, very weak or ‘particularly poor’ levels of public sector support.
‘Mangaung wants non-residential property owners to pay for others’ debt’
Rather improve efficiency, says Sapoa.