Business Day - October 17, 2025

Premier-RFG mix whets appetites

Inspector-general of intelligence suspended

Cabinet approves R2.23-trillion power plan

SA holds on to crown as Africa’s top market

Bank seizes assets from Jooste estate

Karooooo in reverse

On the front foot

Weather

Expropriation on cards for transmission lines

Inspector-general suspended

Auditors weigh R54bn Nersa payout

Power plan approved

QUOTE DAY

MONEY TROUBLE

11%

Mchunu: frosty relations with top brass

Food index improves, but more children go hungry

Advocate gets nod for judge post after grilling over transformation

Ivory Coast expected to re-elect economist Ouattara as president

Mourners storm Kenyan airport to receive ‘Baba’ Odinga’s body

Colonel says he will lead Madagascar after ousting

EU to offer funding for countries hit by carbon levy

Russian barrage hits Ukraine’s gas facilities

French premier survives votes

Reeves juggles higher taxes and need for fiscal buffer

Trump says all will be well as US retailers fret

TSMC lifts revenue forecast amid surging AI demand

Greece approves 13-hour workdays amid protests

EU legislators back faster exit from Russian gas imports

Switzerland cuts 2026 growth forecast on US tariffs

ANC decline deepening by-election results show

State must be cautious about removing medical tax credits

World is one disastrous season away from food supply collapse

Child malnutrition rate higher in SA than war-torn Gaza

Pro-growth government will lead to capital deployment

THIRD UMPIRE

IMTIAZ FAZEL

Joburg bar advocates seek to scrap ‘oppressive’ payment system

Joburg deserves mayor who can build stable coalition

Morero tries to clean up Johannesburg for G20, but will it last?

Public still trusts social media ‘influencers’, paid or not

AVI keeps delivering in a flat economy

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SanlamAllianz targets doubling of earnings

PSG warns of investment strike due to crime, graft

Absa-Ripple tie-up anchors digital asset custody

SA holds onto its crown as Africa’s top financial market

Growthpoint lands stake in airport project

Gold price adds muscle to DRDGold’s Joburg expansion

Mozambican civil unrest turns fatal at Gemfields ruby mine

Bank seizes Jooste cars, jewellery and art

Investors pile into Labat after long-awaited trading update

Vukile raises R2.65bn in strong demand for new shares

AI has Hollywood on the ropes

Safety for writers is artificial as AI proliferates

Five things to watch this week

Ludwig to lead Bulls in Galway

Hostile Anfield awaits United

The King of Soccer bows to Little Hands

New contract for Banyana’s Ellis

Alcaraz hits back at critics

Bulls squad