269 The agreement of sale included a provision that there would be no retrenchments for at least three years. Tiger Brands has successfully sold its canned food business, Langeberg and Ashton Foods,…
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Port of Gauteng aims to revitalise rail, remove 30% of trucks from the N3
292It could also bury Joburg’s existing inland port at City Deep by offering faster container turnaround times. The Port of Gauteng may be one of the first fruits of government’s decision to…
South Africa’s graduates and the entrepreneurial crossroads
384In South Africa, a degree no longer guarantees a job. Youth unemployment hovers at crisis levels, and many graduates struggle to find stable work in South Africa. Entrepreneurship, often touted as a…
Will raising retirement age ease pressure on South Africans?
295 Working until you turn 80 to afford a comfortable retirement sounds a bit much. But what about working just five years longer? We are living longer than we thought we would…
The R44m Mabuza estate warning for consumers – love, lobola and loopholes
308 Couples in a customary marriage should be careful about leaving a comprehensive will behind and ensure the union is registered before talking about lobola. If consumers thought that sorting out their…
Alexforbes caught in the middle as Mabuza’s wives and children fight over R44.7m
331 Alexforbes caught in the middle because the former deputy president delayed signing important documents. It seems Alexforbes is being painted as the bully who wanted to pay nearly R45 million to…
Rand gains, but gold is the shining star again as safe haven
302 South Africa lost more jobs in the second quarter, but the Absa PMI rebounded, while new vehicle sales, especially exports, did not disappoint. The weak economic news of the week was…
Here’s why Kasi businesses need to tap into card payments
311 Ryan Pearce says the expansion of Kasi businesses enables economic and job growth. Kasi businesses represent an important, yet untapped, economy across South Africa’s townships, where cash remains king and small…
Investors warn of global ‘hype bubble’ in AI
264 AI start-ups are attracting record sums of venture capital, but some of the world’s largest investors warned that early-stage valuations are starting to look frothy, senior investment executives said on Friday….
Four medical aids set to increase premiums. Here’s the lowest increase
532 Discovery, Bonitas, Medihelp and Bestmed have recently announced their premium increases for 2026. South Africa’s leading medical aids have announced their premium increases for 2026. These include Discovery Health Medical Scheme…