Business Day - April 01, 2025

Street protests:

GNU on brink of budget accord

Emissions leeway for eight plants

US curbs exports of three SA aviation companies

Nampak boss retires after hard years

Financial complaints ‘are badly handled’

JSC needs to fill posts urgently

Standard closes in on another No 1

Lawfare certain as unhappy Tau grapples with the ‘poisoned chalice’

Health insurers get another reprieve

GNU on the brink of a budget breakthrough

Private sector credit growth slows down

Emissions leeway for Eskom

SA aviation companies restricted by US

Police block most protests in Zimbabwe

Retirement fund complaints ‘are badly handled’

Momentum now offers insurance for GNU meeting cancellations

Data shows alarming rise in SA perinatal deaths

JSC needs to fill vacant posts urgently

Unions off to CCMA as Prasa wage offer stalls

Earthquake death toll to rise

US-Russia work on peace ideas ‘is continuing’

Iran vows ‘strong blow’ if US bombs

Britain braces for US tariffs onslaught

Sweden aims to boost Ukraine military aid

Post Office can’t deliver but market could

ANC trapped in Groundhog Day as past errors repeat

ANC’s wonky internal democracy

A leaky promise

THE THIRD UMPIRE

Fais Act has failed completely and belongs on the ash heap of history

Education will not do much without jobs-rich growth

Why voting against the 2025 budget is the right thing to do

Unions should get united behind SACP

The new bromantics

Standard Bank closes in on Africa’s No 1 by value

Liberty Two Degrees records 4.9% turnover growth, driven by hospitality

Sanlam concerned about geopolitics and Agoa

Lender adopting a ‘fast follower’ approach to AI

Vukile’s buys boost asset value above R50bn

IDC R1.7bn cash injection saves 3,500 jobs at Amsa

AECI to shed public water unit to focus on core businesses

EnX to shed West African International holding

Jubilee revenue soars on record chrome output

York Timber reports interim growth in HEPs

Gold Fields aims to issue 10-year bond

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‘Error of judgment’ forces Primark boss to resign

BlackRock warns ‘protectionism has returned with force’

Airbus’ handling of supply chain disruptions ‘is improving’

Arm expects share of CPU market to soar

Hedge funds flee tech stocks — Goldman Sachs

Vivendi to end legal battle with Telecom Italia

Hut 8, Eric Trump form American Bitcoin

Daily Mirror owner’s CEO resigns

Goldman raises odds of US recession to 35%

Tesla faces backlash over Musk’s politics, weakening demand

Aston Martin gets funding boost

US revokes the Venezuelan oil licences of French, Spanish firms

Virgin Atlantic signals slowing demand on US-UK routes

Norway’s oilfield starts production

Earning pennies on the peanuts

Energy glut fuels market fears

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MC Alger coach whips up his players for Pirates tie

A blueprint for world cricket, but will it see the light of day?

Magesi defeat toughened Stellies for Zamalek — Barker

Cardoso ready to take on his old club

Teenager Mensik stuns Djokovic

Pep hopes Cup win helps City rediscover lost heart

A local coach will not help — Nabi

Rory joins Tiger in the $100m PGA Tour club