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Traders slate the CompCom’s rand-rigging reasoning
Local traders have made short work of the Competition Commission’s latest arguments against a host of banks in the so-called rand-rigging case…
Goodyear exit lays bare South Africa’s industrial decline
Goodyear’s Kariega shutdown cuts over 700 jobs and exposes South Africa’s industrial fragility. One worker says it feels ‘like starting from zero’…
Has extreme poverty really plunged since the 1980s? New analysis suggests not
The traditional way of measuring extreme poverty may be off the mark, a growing body of research suggests…
Tribunal green light for Barloworld, but Silchester is the sticking point
The Competition Tribunal’s blessing is the last regulatory hurdle for Dominic Sewela. But there’s the small matter of a big shareholder who wants more…
Can Sakeliga force Ramaphosa to – finally – act?
The state has spent millions defending itself against stepping in to save the town of Lichtenburg. A personal cost order could change that…
The week ahead: Tariffs still in the spotlight
Mark your calendar – here’s the political and economic news to watch out for in the days to come…
Is Joburg’s Helen Botes the next Dudu Myeni?
The Joburg Property Company boss is in the crosshairs of Outa, which is looking to have her declared a delinquent director…
Trump-Putin summit: This isn’t how wars are ended
The hastily arranged Trump-Putin summit is unlikely to amount to any lasting peace in Ukraine…
The great semigration U-turn
The semigration story usually goes one way – Joburg to Cape Town – but new stats reveal an increasing number of Western Cape residents…
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De Beers sale gets cheaper, though not easier
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