The losing streak on the global stock markets seems to be on pause, foreign investor outflows are still a worry and Business Unity SA calls for the Unemployment Insurance Fund to be placed under immediate administration.
Two of SA's major retailers begin rationing eggs to customers, SAVA warns of a crisis in the poultry industry, and Dunlop to invest R1.7bn in KZN production plant .
Seventy-year-old former CEO Sean Summers to return to Pick n Pay , the FSCA warns the public against Moneyweb-Invest,( NOT to be confused with Moneyweb), and interest rates in the US look to stay higher for longer.
Eskom's Kusile unit 3 is back up, Transnet may rehire hundreds of skilled workers, and a North West district municipal manager and businessman is implicated in corruption involving R134 million, including splurging R2 million on two laptops.
South Africa likely to be one of the last countries in the world to begin cutting interest rates, Johannesburg drops in ranking as a financial hub, and retail group Spar decides to cut its ties with Poland.
Three leading medical aid schemes announce steep increases, the Western Cape alone reports storm damage to the cost of R1.4 billion, and gloom persists on the markets.
Global markets remain under pressure due to rising interest rates, Glencore thas begun a retrenchment process at its iMpunzi coal mine, and Discovery enters the home loan market.
Eskom suspends load shedding in the Eastern and Western Cape coastal areas as mopping up operations begin, SA's cumbersome skills visa system courts another casualty, and interest rates look to stay higher for longer.
Interest rates remain unchanged, the Bank of England and Bank of Japan decide the same - the markets were not happy, and media titan Rupert Murdoch has stepped down as CEP of Fox News.
Consumer inflation is up, in the USA the Federal Reserve announced it would hold rates steady and suggested more hikes are ahead - the markets reacted.
More calls for Transnet CEO Portia Derby's head, traders ready for interest rate decisions, and Elon Musk points to a possible fee for the use of his social media platform X.
Bob van Dijk steps down as CEO of Naspers and Prosus, Marcus Jooste denies knowing about accounting irregularities, and NAMPAK has done a deal to exit Russia.
Some good news on the electricity front, Durban's Chamber of Commerce calls for the axing of Transnet's CEO, and Bloomberg reports that world refineries are struggling to produce enough diesel.
Stellantis to invest R3bn building a vehicle manufacturing plant at Coega, German consultants have finished their assessment of Eskom's coal utilities, and SA Trade Unions are ready to strike.
The plan to reconfigure the structure of the state could be presented to Ramaphosa soon, the sale of SAA is up in the air again, and Transaction Capital sees shares drop, one of the reasons being taxi owners not repaying loans.
Inflation expectations fall, SARS reports that tax collections are down, tourism will receive a boost as Club Med officially puts down roots in SA, and Apple's new iPhone 15 launches today.
Eskom and the Independent Power Producers sign a deal, however, there is simply not 'enough grid' in the right places, and the markets reflects the aftermath of the G20 Summit in Delhi.
Bombardier to settle with Transnet over their long-running dispute, can Mango Airlines, grounded since 2019, be sold to an undisclosed bidder? and SA's consumer index is up.
Discovery launches a renewable energy platform, and controversial Karpowership offers to donate a game farm to the government as 'ecological compensation' - does this sound like a bribe?
SA's economy grew faster than expected in the 2nd quarter of the year, GDP expanded but on the downside oil prices rise to over 90 dollars a barrel, and government counts the true cost of purchasing COVID-19 vaccines.
6 Sep 2023
2 min
500 – 520
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