The Roundup — Thursday, 15 October 2026

Business BagelChristian Maidman · 15 October 2026 at 04:00

Today’s edition House Rules Presented by Good morning, and welcome to your Thursday Roundup. Sun International is trying to get ahead of South Africa’s growing gambling problem, while government has a problem of its own ahead of next week’s mini-budget. Meanwhile, dairy farmers
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