Business Day - July 04, 2025

Port jobs insulated from strike action

David ‘the Cat’ Mabuza dies

MultiChoice sees Canal+ tie-up key to survival

Global credit outlook darkens as tariffs loom

Trump’s tax-cut bill gets narrow nod in Congress

Investec pumps R4bn into petrol stations

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Market Highlight

Business confidence falls close to a four-year low

David ‘the Cat’ Mabuza dies

Labour minister explains budget

MultiChoice merger

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7% Number

Mlambo gets nod for justice post

Upgrade of population register ‘proves its worth’

Global credit outlook darkens as tariffs loom

Lamola cautions against distorting GNU foreign policy

Trump spending bill crawls to final vote

Moscow confirms navy chief killed by Ukraine

Sound risk management needed over Brazil’s bird flu

Welcome moves to modernise payments and broaden access

A democracy, but political culture is majoritarianism

Clarify SA-Russia ties

Foxton tributes raise questions about media

THIRD UMPIRE

Better road safety if all vehicles were insured

Achingly complex calculations needed in navigating copyright law and AI

Whitfield debacle will boost call for DA leader change

Tshwane coalition faces test amid battle over senior officials

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Booming Western Cape hits a snag

Navigating global volatility with SA edge

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SA banks ‘in an expansionary phase’ as borrowing increases

Dis-Chem runs up against retail space crunch

Investec pumps R4bn into petrol stations

Green-certified commercial properties dominate market

Blind spot in SA’s ‘opaque’ gold trade data flagged by foreign NGO

Safripol launches legal battle over Sasol’s price of ethylene

Nersa approves Sasol Gas price ceiling

Secunda facility gets Vodacom mobile private network

Workers land bumper pay hike in labour-starved Japan

Consultancy expects cull of China’s many EV brands

US economy adds more jobs than expected

Currys beats profit estimates

Russia’s car sales on the skids

Polestar’s SUV to be made in Slovakia

Oil prices head lower on tariff uncertainty

Telecom Italia tipped to get €750m loan

Shein fined for deceptive practices

BlackRock considers offloading stake

New Intel CEO eyes shift in chip manufacturing business

Services industry still soft in eurozone

Tanzania cuts rates amid strong growth

UK lenders see less mortgage demand

Akzo Nobel appoints new finance chief

Vanke gets loan from state shareholder

Russia’s oil and gas revenue crashes

Kowtowing to a sitting president

A reminder of the irreplaceable value of storytelling

Five things to watch this week

A decade after transplant Maki has reason to rejoice

Liverpool’s Jota dies in car crash

Piastri out to steal the show at Silverstone

Banyana feeling the heat

All Blacks go Dutch

Bachkov beats Ndongeni

Farrell brings in son

Willemse all set for Loftus clash

From sport shockers to fund blockers

Hot Djokovic in the zone

SuperSport United sold to Siwelele

France’s Galthie names squad for opening match

Canberra backs building of Olympics venues

Springbok squad