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Bizskoops - 30 July 2026

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On today's Bizskoops, the National Treasury will release equitable share funding previously withheld from municipalities, while Sasol has increased production at its Natref refinery ahead of a planned maintenance shutdown next year.
The Political and Trend Analyst JP Landman discusses water management reform, while Professor Waldo Krugell unpacks the Reserve Bank’s decision to leave the repo rate unchanged.
In international business news, Johnson & Johnson has offered billions of dollars to settle lawsuits in the United States over its talc-based baby powder.
Locally, Sarah Nicholson of JustMoney explains how to verify investment opportunities, and ButtaNutt founder and CEO Antoine van Heerden talks about the growing market for the company’s macadamia milk.
30 Jul English South Africa Business News · Business

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