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The JSE dropped for the fourth consecutive session with the all share down 0.66% and the top 40 0.59% on the day

Opec+ has pushed for better compliance with output quotas as a new storm is forming in the Gulf that may hit US output next week

Investors are wary over central banks not promising new stimulus, with the yen and yuan gaining as the dollar is under pressure again

The rand has been one of the best performing emerging-market currencies over the past three weeks

Markets are also weighing up the SA Reserve Bank’s decision to keep interest rates unchanged on Thursday

Ricus Reeders from PSG Wealth Sandton and Devin Shutte from The Robert Group​ talk to Business Day TV

As the country prepares to enter level 1 of the national lockdown, we talk to Martyn Davies of  Deloitte

Michael Avery talks to a panel about how SA needs to see more venture capital money backing more start-ups

Stanlib chief economist Kevin Lings talks to Business Day TV about Thursday’s rates decision

Before this week’s meeting, the Bank has slashed the repo rate five times to the lowest in about 47 years

Nedbank CIB’s Munira Kharva talks to Business Day TV about how the pandemic has affected consumers’ disposable income

One economist, though, expects shopping activity to pick up as lockdown restrictions are lifted

Trade unions NUMSA and SACCA have given the Public Enterprises Department seven days in which to finalise funding for the structuring of the embattled South African Airways (SAA) or face protracted protests. The post Public Enterprises Department given seven days to finalise funding for SAA appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, […]

Eskom says there will be no load shedding over the weekend. The power utility, however, warns that the power grid remains unreliable and vulnerable. The post No load shedding expected over the weekend appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news […]

Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) is calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to make public the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) report on coronavirus (COVID-19) related corruption. The post Cosatu urges Ramaphosa to make SIU COVID-19 graft report public appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all […]

South African Airways (SAA) Business Rescue Practitioners have confirmed receiving a letter from the Public Enterprises Department and Treasury making a commitment to provide the R10.5-billion funding needed to restructure the airline. The post SAA confirms receiving letter making commitment to provide R10.5-bln bailout appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, […]

Administrators at struggling South African Airways (SAA) have called a creditors' meeting which will start shortly after the government missed a deadline to make funding available for the airline's restructuring plan. The post SAA administrators call a creditors’ meeting appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all […]

The Department of Public Enterprises has called for patience from all South African Airways (SAA) workers, unions and creditors over funding. The post Public Enterprises calls for patience from SAA workers appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader..

Telkom’s fixed-line and enterprise business lines have taken a battering due to the Covid-19 lockdown, but its consumer mobile business is flying, the company said in a market update on Friday.

The US ban on Huawei Technologies was supposed to hand leadership of the lucrative market for wireless base stations to Ericsson and Nokia. It’s not working out that way.

The US commerce department issued order on Friday that will bar people in the US from downloading Chinese-owned messaging app WeChat and video-sharing app TikTok.

Government has told administrators of South African Airways that there is a "clear cabinet commitment" to provide the state airline with R10.5-billion of funds.

Ericsson has agreed to buy Cradlepoint in a $1.1-billion deal, the Swedish telecommunications gear maker said on Friday, as part of plans to expand its 5G-related products for business customers.

Kusa Kokutsha, whose bid for the cancelled Sanral tender for the continued management of e-tolls was R4.5-billion cheaper than the second bidder, has lodged a high court application to review the cancellation of the tender.

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