Expulsion of SA ambassador to US Ebrahim Rasool regrettable, says Ramaphosa

SA-US tensions rise as Washington declares Rasool persona non grata

MPs call for cuts in wasteful government spending

They also criticised the budget for the lack of measures to promote economic growth

DA budget proposals did not include NHI and Bela Act

DA outlines list of growth budget proposals to President Cyril Ramaphosa

Scopa chair Songezo Zibi warns SA could lose sovereignty over spending culture

The Rise Mzansi leader chairs parliament’s standing committee on public accounts, tasked with overseeing trillions of rand in state spending

NATASHA MARRIAN: Few neat options over budget impasse

The ANC and DA may not like it, but the two finding each other would be the best outcome

Rand gains as record gold price provides a boost

The benchmark R2030 government bond was weaker, with the yield up 5.5 basis points to 9.165%

Renergen’s share price soars on first helium sales

The company initially planned to start helium production at its Virginia gas project in 2016, with commercial sales expected by 2018

ANC policy agenda at the heart of budget clash with DA

ANC sticks to its guns and rejects demands of GNU partner DA

EU rallies behind SA with R94bn amid Trump’s confrontations

The investment package covers areas of mutual interest including mineral processing, green hydrogen and pharmaceutical production

EDITORIAL: A step forward or a stumble?

Democracy is working but budget negotiations in parliament are bound to be messy

SA turns to China to fill climate funding gap after US withdrawal

Fitch research unit says China and other JETP members could step in

The power of capital allocation: how Shoprite outgrew Pick n Pay

Pick n Pay’s biggest error over the past two decades was prioritising paying high dividends over growth, one analyst says

York Timber remains firmly on its road to recovery

The group expects half-year HEPS to rise to 14.22c-14.45c, from 4.67c a year ago

MTN Rwanda reports loss as revenue falls and costs rise

Recent developments on the regulatory front should help to accelerate the recovery of the business, CEO says

JONNY STEINBERG: How to deal with disgruntled workplace incompetents

Tyranny of the incompetent over the talented who are attacked and forced secretly to turn to machines

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