332 MTN Group said on Tuesday that its core earnings jumped 27.9% in the first quarter, outpacing revenue growth as tighter cost control and strong performances in Nigeria and Ghana boosted profit….
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Naspers shares tumble on iFood investment warning
373 Naspers and Prosus CEO Fabricio Bloisi Naspers and Prosus shares both shed around 7% on the JSE on Tuesday after the technology investment group warned it will sharply increase spending at…
Unemployment increases: 258 000 youth lost jobs at the beginning of 2026
553 Almost half of South Africa’s youth seeking work cannot find jobs. After declining in the third and fourth quarters of 2025, South Africa’s unemployment rate reversed course in the first quarter…
Fuel pain finally tipping the scales for EVs in South Africa
344 The war in the Middle East, and the resultant spike in the price of fuel, is driving a major shift in thinking about electric mobility by both consumers and logistics firms,…
Joburg Water disaster has been a decade in the making
349 The entity admits that the city’s water and sanitation service ‘is not sustainable’. In its business plan for 2026/27, which accompanies the various draft budgets and tariffs for the next financial…
Boxer reports a year of store expansion and job growth
268 New store openings created 3 400 jobs, bringing Boxer’s total workforce to 35 314 employees. Discount retailer Boxer has reported mixed financial results for the year ended 1 March 2026. The…
Checkers Sixty60 suspended in Western Cape and parts of Eastern Cape
329 The delivery service has been suspended for the safety of drivers. Checkers Sixty60 has been suspended in the Western Cape and parts of the Eastern Cape on Monday due to severe…
Pressure builds on Vodacom’s South African mobile business
378 Vodacom Group CEO Shameel Joosub A reading of Vodacom Group’s 2026 financial results shows its home market is barely growing in customer terms, that what top-line growth there is leans heavily…
Pop star sues Samsung for $15-million
274 British singer Dua Lipa. Aude Guerrucci/Reuters British pop star Dua Lipa has filed a lawsuit against Samsung Electronics seeking at least US$15-million in damages, accusing the South Korean tech giant of…
RAF ordered to pay R2.2m to pedestrian and slapped with punitive cost order
259 Despite binding judgments, it refused to compensate the victim because her medical aid had covered a portion of the costs. The Road Accident Fund (RAF) has been issued with a punitive…