A State Pension Fund Takes Balwin Private in the Latest JSE Exit
Another JSE delisting: Balwin shareholders backed a Public Investment Corporation-led buyout at R4.35 a share, far below the developer's stated...
August 18, 2026Topic
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MTN Writes Down Iran Again as Its Trapped Stake Keeps Costing
The MTN Iran impairment of R2.13 a share will cut statutory earnings per share by 20% to 30%, even as...
August 15, 2026
AI Job Squeeze Threatens 3.3 Million South African Workers
AI automation is restructuring South Africa’s BPO sector, slowing hiring for entry-level roles and reshaping a vital first-rung job market...
July 29, 2026 South Africa Turns Off the Money Tap to 69 Municipalities
South African municipalities lost their July transfers: Treasury froze R13.5 billion across 69 councils, including R3.6 billion for Johannesburg.
July 12, 2026
South Africa’s Newest Billionaire Built a Pharmacy Empire
Ivan Saltzman, who built Dis-Chem from one Johannesburg pharmacy in 1978, is South Africa's newest dollar billionaire at $1.3 billion...
July 6, 2026
A Johannesburg Writer Takes Africa’s Commonwealth Short Story Prize
The Commonwealth Short Story Prize named Lisa-Anne Julien its 2026 Africa winner for a quiet, devastating tale set in a...
July 2, 2026
South Africa Wins First Fitch Upgrade in 21 Years as Fiscal Discipline Pays Off
The South Africa Fitch upgrade of June 5, 2026 lifted the country from BB- to BB, its first in 21...
June 14, 2026
Opinion: BRICS summit 2023 – global power shift in the making?
(Opinion) Next week's BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, will witness the participation of delegations not just from member countries...
August 18, 2023
Updated information about airlines flying to Brazil amid the pandemic
Several airlines have cut international flights to Brazil due to the coronavirus pandemic and travel restrictions imposed by several countries....
March 15, 2021