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Locally, the market is anticipating the announcement of a new Cabinet and the consumer price inflation for April on Wednesday

The rand was only the eight-worst performing emerging-market currency on Tuesday, as market focus remains on the US-China trade war

Donald Trump has threatened Iran with ‘great force’ if it attacks US interests in the Middle East, while Opec is likely to continue its supply cuts

European stocks with Asian exposure and chip makers gain the most as sterling falls below $1.27 for first time since mid-January

The trade conflict between the US and China continues to weigh on sentiment, but a slightly weaker rand is boosting miners

But despite this, Johann Els says policy certainty given the recent political win for the ANC will put SA on a higher growth trajectory

The sector remains a wild card that could either strengthen the blow or offset it slightly

Ambassador to SA Lin Songtian says only the US can end the trade war as China needs the US market to grow its economy

Galetti Corporate Real Estate CEO John Jack talks to Business Day TV about the ‘much-needed boost’ the sector may enjoy in 2019

Dangers of increased lending to entities in terms of creating problems for the economy and the banking system trigger decrease in loans

Despite weak economic growth and low inflation, an interest rate cut and a rating downgrade are not likely, writes Sunita Menon

Thousands of workers are set to lose their jobs as Jamie Oliver's restaurant chain faces crashing into administration today.

The challenges we face are systemic and, hence, have to be handled as such writes Kizito Okechukwu.

Further falls in Tesla Inc’s share price increase its chances of being sold in the years ahead, Morgan Stanley analysts said on Tuesday.

PG Group said it was adding a further 120 young graduates in a bid to create job opportunities in collaboration with the Youth Employment Service.

Transnet stopped all works in the project and launched a probe into the contract after receiving an unsolicited report from a private investigator.

Nasdaq plummeted 1.7% as the crackdown on China’s largest telecommunications and electronic equipment maker pressured the US technology sector.

PIC Inquiry continues. The post WATCH: PIC Inquiry appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader..

Platinum producer Lonmin is planning to lay off 4 100 of its employees from six mines that have run out of commercially viable ore. The post Lonmin to retrench thousands of mineworkers appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader..

United States footwear companies, including Nike Inc and Under Armour, on Monday urged US President Donald Trump to remove footwear from the proposed tariffs list on goods imported from China. The post Nike, Under Armour urges Trump to remove footwear from tariff list appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, […]

The Post Office wants to provide affordable credit to the unbanked population and stokvels. The post Postbank to provide affordable credit to customers appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader..

Former Transnet electrical engineer, Francis Callard, has told the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture that the wrong foreign exchange rate was used to justify a cost increase in the acquisition of 100 locomotives from Gupta-linked China South Rail. The post Wrong foreign exchange rate led to Transnet cost escalation: Callard appeared first on SABC […]

The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) commission has heard how a proposal to exit an investment would have translated into more money for another Sekunjalo company. The post PIC Commission heard of another bad investment with Erin Energy appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African […]

Huawei said it’s working on its own operating system for its mobile handsets, and will consider rivals to Google’s Android, after the US blacklisted the company.

US President Donald Trump’s move to put Huawei on an export blacklist threatens to shake the entire telecommunications industry.

In this episode of the podcast, Duncan McLeod interviews IoT.nxt co-founder and CEO Nico Steyn about the recently announced acquisition by Vodacom Group of 51% of the company.

Many view the US action against Huawei Technologies as just another twist in President Donald Trump's broader trade war. That may be naive.

The first great power rivalry of the 21st century has begun. It is not a re-run of the Cold War, however. Instead, this rivalry will look unlike any that has come before it.

But research conducted at Unisa has found there’s a huge disconnect between the privacy that consumers expect and are legally entitled to, and what organisations are doing to meet their obligations.

In the centre of London, there is a market whose history stretches back to the first century. Built on the site of a Roman forum, Leadenhall was once the...

The consumer appeal of electric vehicles has increased over the last 10 years, with manufacturers in a race to ramp up development and production of...

It is understandable for investors to feel jittery in the run-up to the national elections, but giving too much air time to market noise is never a good idea...

The poor sentiment towards equity markets at the end of 2018 reversed sharply in the first quarter of 2019, with the JSE appreciating 8% and the MSCI World...

The first quarter of 2019 was characterised by a lot of “noise”: political noise as parties gear up for the general elections, noise generated by our energy...

Across corporate boardrooms in South Africa, a number of management teams and institutional investors are grappling with a vexing question: Is investing in...

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