Bizskoops - 19 March 2026

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On this week’s Bizskoops: Interest rate cuts seem less likely day by day, and the annual consumer inflation fell to three percent in February.

Chris Hattingh from the Centre for Risk Analysis unpacks the knock-on impact of the current Middle East conflict, beyond just the energy crises.

Professor Waldo Krugell delves into the looming fuel price increases, inflation, and a lesson we can learn from Japan of 1973.

Tesla and South Korea’s LG Energy enter into a strategic agreement, and locally rising student numbers boost the company Stadio Holdings.

Dorothy Mabuza, CEO of Gauteng Transport Authority (TAG), shares the Gauteng Transport Authority’s vision to develop an integrated transport system that contributes to environmental sustainability.
19 Mar English South Africa Business News · Business

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