Gemfields’ second processing plant at MRM nears completion

The coloured gemstone miner is exploring strategic options for Fabergé

Kumba appoints Xolani Mbambo as CFO to succeed Bothwell Mazarura

The Grindrod boss will take over from Mazarura, who will step down as CFO after almost eight years

Toyota’s Japanese insurer sues SA for R6.5bn over 2022 flood damage

Transnet, KZN government and eThekwini face a hefty bill for their alleged part in the disaster at Prospecton plant

Reserve Bank says uncertainty worse than during Covid-19

Geopolitical tension, fragile infrastructure and threat of sudden capital outflows have all intensified since November review

NATASHA MARRIAN: Ramaphosa sits on his hands as a bleak future beckons

President has little to show for top economic thinkers at his beck and call since 2019, creating conditions for the rise of populists

ANTHONY BUTLER: Zuma likely to share blame for collapse of state capture prosecutions

Rather than chiding the NPA’s head, the focus should be on former president’s decision about the timing of commission of inquiry

HILARY JOFFE: Cities should welcome informality in tackling jobs crisis

Local government’s punitive municipal bylaws put up high barriers for informal traders

Health activists pressure Gilead to drop price of anti-HIV jab

Accelerating global access to affordable injectable lenacapavir should be top priority, says HJI director Fatima Hassan

House prices keep rising on lower rates, say FNB, Pam Golding

Continued rate relief expected to support buying activity, particularly in the low- to mid-market segments, barometer reads

Fake intel led to my removal as MK secretary-general, says Shivambu

Intelligence report claims Shivambu was ‘accumulating supernatural powers to remove people’

State capture ‘nerve centre’ to finally go under hammer

Auctioneers post listings of properties belonging to Gupta firm

Rand weakens on Fed outlook and Middle East tensions

The Fed now expects US GDP growth to slow to 1.4% in 2025, down from its previous estimate of 1.8%

Export sales plunge as manufacturing industry battles headwinds

Second-quarter Absa survey shows domestic and export sales fell by 22 and 32 points respectively

Red tape stalls Standard’s bid to lift Angolan business stake

Bank still working through the initial public offering and getting its shareholding to 75%, says CFO Arno Daehnke

IEC chair Mosotho Moepya shortlisted for another seven-year term

A panel chaired by chief justice Mandisa Maya has published the list of 12 candidates who have been shortlisted for interviews

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