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South Africa to miss 2030 emissions goal as it keeps coal plants burning

Climate Change

South Africa to miss 2030 emissions goal as it keeps coal plants burning

Promit Mukherjee 9 Nov 2023

SA's Tiger Brands names new CEO, sending shares higher

FMCG

SA's Tiger Brands names new CEO, sending shares higher

Tannur Anders and Nqobile Dludla 23 Oct 2023

SA's climate grant funding from developing countries doubles to $676m

Climate Change

SA's climate grant funding from developing countries doubles to $676m

Promit Mukherjee 20 Oct 2023

Mercedes-Benz local boss urges South Africa to speed up EV shift

Dealers

Mercedes-Benz local boss urges South Africa to speed up EV shift

Promit Mukherjee 19 Oct 2023

Source: Reuters.

Financial Services

Discovery enters renewable power trading

Promit Mukherjee 6 Sep 2023

Source: Reuters.

Pharmaceuticals

Aspen signs drug making deals to utilise idle capacity

Promit Mukherjee 31 Aug 2023

Source: Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, China's President Xi Jinping, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pose during Brics summit in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Economy

#BRICS2023: South Africa, China sign power deals during Brics summit

Promit Mukherjee 25 Aug 2023

Minister of Electricity in the Presidency Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. Source: x.com

Energy

Municipalities' unpaid dues to Eskom rise to R63.2bn

Promit Mukherjee 21 Aug 2023

Source: Reuters.

Banking

Absa posts marginal rise in interim profit

Promit Mukherjee 14 Aug 2023

Image source: kritchanut –

Markets & Investment

Standard Bank to acquire remainder of Liberty Two Degrees

Tannur Anders 28 Jul 2023

SA's green power push falters as projects fail

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

SA's green power push falters as projects fail

Promit Mukherjee 18 Jul 2023

Telkom rejects bid by former CEO, shares slide

Telecoms & Networks

Telkom rejects bid by former CEO, shares slide

10 Jul 2023

Haul trucks at Jwaneng diamond mine. Source: Debswana.com

Mining

De Beers agrees to give Botswana more rough diamonds in new sales pact

Clara Denina and Brian Benza 3 Jul 2023

SA nearing end of daily power cuts, says Ramokgopa

Energy

SA nearing end of daily power cuts, says Ramokgopa

Promit Mukherjee 3 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters.

Banking

Investec to fund coal until 2030

Promit Mukherjee 30 Jun 2023

Tech investor Naspers' profit slumps on lower Tencent contribution

Technology

Tech investor Naspers' profit slumps on lower Tencent contribution

27 Jun 2023

Image source: Kampus Production from

Retailers

SA retailers see rise in credit sales as consumers suffer

Tannur Anders 23 Jun 2023

Image source: Getty Images

Corporate & Commercial Law

Steinhoff gains court approval for debt restructure, shares tumble

Tannur Anders 22 Jun 2023

Source: Reuters.

Banking

FirstRand sees bad loan ratio below target range

Promit Mukherjee 21 Jun 2023

Source: Reuters.

Economy

SA central bank tweaks interest-rate decision model

Promit Mukherjee 21 Jun 2023

SA partners Dutch, Danish govts on green hydrogen fund

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

SA partners Dutch, Danish govts on green hydrogen fund

Promit Mukherjee and Carien du Plessis 21 Jun 2023

SA seeks way to allow Eskom to take on green debt

Markets & Investment

SA seeks way to allow Eskom to take on green debt

Promit Mukherjee and Carien du Plessis 19 Jun 2023

SA expects to add 5,500MW of renewable energy to the grid by 2026

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

SA expects to add 5,500MW of renewable energy to the grid by 2026

Promit Mukherjee 13 Jun 2023

Source: Nedbank.

Banking

Nedbank says bad loans to rise, hunts for new CEO

Promit Mukherjee 5 Jun 2023

Source: Reuters/Sumaya Hisham

Retailers

Steinhoff seeks court approval for debt restructuring

Promit Mukherjee 1 Jun 2023

Source: Reuters/James Oatway

FMCG

Tiger Brands says load shedding set to squeeze income

Promit Mukherjee 30 May 2023

Vodacom reports 6.4% drop in full-year profit

Telecoms & Networks

Vodacom reports 6.4% drop in full-year profit

15 May 2023

FirstRand to double 'green energy' home loans by next year

Residential Property

FirstRand to double 'green energy' home loans by next year

Tannur Anders and Promit Mukherjee 28 Mar 2023

Shares of food producer Premier surge 11% on JSE debut

FMCG

Shares of food producer Premier surge 11% on JSE debut

Tannur Anders 27 Mar 2023

Source: Reuters.

Banking

FirstRand bank warns of local issues, govt's Russia ties

Promit Mukherjee 3 Mar 2023

Social grant recipients stand in a queue outside a post office, as joblessness takes its toll in Meadowlands, a suburb of Soweto, South Africa, 24 February 2022. Reuters / Siphiwe Sibeko

HR & Management

Unemployment drops again after year of job gains

Promit Mukherjee 28 Feb 2023

MTN commits to $1bn Ghana investment after government scraps tax claim

Mobile & Apps

MTN commits to $1bn Ghana investment after government scraps tax claim

16 Feb 2023

Explainer - How will the 'state of disaster' resolve the power crisis?

Energy

Explainer - How will the 'state of disaster' resolve the power crisis?

Carien du Plessis and Kopano Gumbi 13 Feb 2023

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Retailers

Black Friday, holiday sales spur demand at Shoprite

Nqobile Dludla 31 Jan 2023

Source: Reuters/Sumaya Hisham

Retailers

Pepkor's first quarter sales up 6.5% on store expansion

Nqobile Dludla 30 Jan 2023

#BestofBiz 2022: Energy & Mining

Energy & Mining

#BestofBiz 2022: Energy & Mining

12 Dec 2022

#BestofBiz 2022: Logistics & Transport

Logistics & Transport

#BestofBiz 2022: Logistics & Transport

12 Dec 2022

VW says SA must end coal dependence for EVs to make sense

Fuel & Energy

VW says SA must end coal dependence for EVs to make sense

9 Dec 2022

Tech investor Naspers first-half profit slumps 93%

Technology

Tech investor Naspers first-half profit slumps 93%

23 Nov 2022

Buses set on fire in Cape Town as taxi strike starts

Public Transport

Buses set on fire in Cape Town as taxi strike starts

Esa Alexander and Anait Miridzhanian 21 Nov 2022

Walmart doubles down on Africa despite a decade of frustration

Retailers

Walmart doubles down on Africa despite a decade of frustration

Nqobile Dludla 21 Oct 2022

MTN terminates buyout talks with Telkom

Telecoms & Networks

MTN terminates buyout talks with Telkom

19 Oct 2022

Source: Pick n Pay

Retailers

Pick n Pay sees pressure from inflation, load shedding

Promit Mukherjee 18 Oct 2022

Transnet agrees 3-year wage deal with majority labour union

Railway

Transnet agrees 3-year wage deal with majority labour union

Nelson Banya 18 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South Africa Q2 GDP contracts 0.7% q/q - stats bureau

Promit Mukherjee 6 Sep 2022

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Retailers

Walmart inks deal to buy remaining stake in Massmart

Promit Mukherjee 1 Sep 2022

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

SA's Aspen, India's Serum Institute sign vaccines deal for Africa

Promit Mukherjee 1 Sep 2022

Source: Reuters/Mike Hutchings

Insurance & Actuarial

SA's top insurers raided on suspicion of price fixing, collusion

Promit Mukherjee 25 Aug 2022

Source: Supplied.

Markets & Investment

SA's Discovery partners with BlackRock for new asset management entity

Promit Mukherjee 23 Aug 2022

South Africa's 'silent revolution' as those with cash go solar

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

South Africa's 'silent revolution' as those with cash go solar

Joe Bavier and Promit Mukherjee 18 Aug 2022