Business Day - May 30, 2025

Bank trims repo rate by 25 points

New electricity crisis is looming

Communications chair urges caution on policy

Russon confident Fihla can build on Absa base

Mandatory mediation fight heads to high court

Stormers ready to go all out for Glasgow clash

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No change in producer inflation figure in April

New electricity crisis is looming

EFF seeks court ban on fuel levy hikes

Reserve Bank trims repo rate by 25 points

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ANC’s communications chair warns on policy recklessness

Musk in unceremonious exit from the White House

Transformation fund plan is ill considered, DA tells Tau

Cabinet takes step in governing employment of foreign nationals

Mandatory mediation fight will now go to high court

Ekurhuleni unveils budget of R65.5bn for 2025/26

Markets heave sigh of relief after court blocks US tariffs

Israel presses on with new settlements

Starmer warns on Farage

Vietnam bans The Economist

Search for man in Alpine

Issuance of dollar bonds down

UK pensions reviewed

Politics delaying Bank governor lowering inflation target

Rotten politics behind municipal meltdown

Pointless to bash the DA

BEE isn’t sustainable

A valid lack of trust

Cartoonist is no exception

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Making Gautrain viable requires a new approach

One year later and the ANC is MK’s greatest asset

Google’s big AI news overshadowed by OpenAI acquisition of oi startup

Summers in uphill battle getting Pick n Pay back in shape

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Russon is sure Fihla can build on robust new Absa platform

Success of PnP’s recapitalisation ‘best yet’

Spar explores divestment from AWG and Switzerland

KAP CFO to become CEO in November

Adcorp posts 60% increase in earnings

Starlink is not a direct threat, says MTN

Emira sees drop in vacancy rates across its SA portfolio

Tsogo Sun voices concern at Western Cape delays

Delta Property Fund reports mixed results amid debt restructuring

Lewis buoyant despite shipping hassles

Improved catch rates boost Sea Harvest

US curbs shipments to China

Xiaomi’s YU7 now in Beijing showrooms

Film shines unflattering light on tech bros

Once seen as kitsch, Tretchikoff painting breaks record

Five things to watch this week

Strong, stronger, strongest

United PSG on brink of European glory

McLaren’s rivals pin their hopes on wing rule change

SuperSport survive

Woods Jnr celebrates

Pegula goes underground

Ncikazi awaits the word

Stormers up for Glasgow clash

I felt free, and it’s time to set that loerie free

High noon for Sundowns

Gasquet calls it a day after Sinner trouncing

Ripple effects of Trump FCPA pause

Navigating indirect taxes in Namibia-SA trade

Finding ways to resolve disputes more efficiently

Action needed to put criminals out of business

Legal duty of care in running events

Competition Commission issues guidance on internal restructuring

Guidelines provide clarity on approvals

Shadow AI: the risks of the AI you don’t see

The voetstoots clause are we all fraudsters?

Labour reforms set to modernise workplace

Policy limit lessons from Hurricane Ian

Eskom clarifies grid connection readiness criteria

Case affirms importance of common law principles

Portrait from artist’s classic period goes under hammer

Apartments in SA hotspots on offer