News24 BusinessRichemont eyes De Beers, but analysts struggle to see the sparkle
Richemont’s reported interest in buying into De Beers has divided investment analysts.
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News24 BusinessNews24 BusinessHalf of JSE CEOs earn more than R23m a year, PwC report finds
Half of the CEOs at the 200 biggest companies listed on the JSE earned more than R23.2 million in 2026, as performance-linked incentives drove the compensation boom.
News24 BusinessTau introduces new rule to protect takeovers, days after Premier shocker
Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau has moved to make it much harder to unwind approved mergers, days after the Competition Commission moved to unwind Premier Foods’ R6 billion RFG takeover deal.
News24 BusinessAs SA motorists suffer, govt’s R10bn for fuel relief sits unused
A R10 billion fuel relief buffer awarded to the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources remains untouched and has earned almost R342 million in interest while officials weigh how to deploy it.
News24 BusinessSIM swap fraud: How criminals hijack your phone and financial accounts
Maya Fisher-French sat down with Thokozani Mvelase, CEO of the Communications Risk Information Centre, to unpack how SIM swap fraud works, why scammers are so desperate to control your mobile number, and how you can safeguard yourself.
News24 BusinessEquites largely exits UK to target SA logistics boom
Equites, the JSE’s only focused logistics property group, plans to accelerate its SA investment after largely exiting the constrained UK market, as demand for local space grows from fast-moving consumer goods groups and retailers including Shein.
News24 BusinessPSG shares weaken as floods and Iran War hurt half-year earnings
PSG Financial Services delivered an uncharacteristically modest rise in half-year earnings growth during a period that coincided almost perfectly with the war in Iran and its fallout.
News24 BusinessBradley Workman-Davies | Age discrimination ruling sends warning to SA employers
Employers contemplating voluntary retrenchment or early retirement programmes need to take note of a recent Labour Court decision, writes Bradley Workman-Davies of Werksmans Attorneys.
News24 BusinessBruce Whitfield | Petrol heading for R33. Plus: Pantry’s big ambitions and Mo’s Crib
This is Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week, a weekly News24 podcast that respects your time and intelligence.
News24 BusinessWhy the AI boom has hit a funding wall
A market selloff is forcing companies driving the global AI boom to delay fundraising plans or pay more for capital as investors demand proof they can absorb rising interest rates and computing-power costs.
News24 BusinessRon Bousso | Oil's long view darkens as Iran war refuses to end
Eight months into the war, the buffers that helped absorb the initial energy shock – most notably onshore crude oil stockpiles – are wearing dangerously thin, says Ron Busso.
News24 BusinessRob Green | AI isn’t crushing SA lawyers. Top partners now earn up to R24m
Rob Green believes a golden era is starting in the legal profession, driven, paradoxically, by the very technology that was supposed to destroy it.
News24 BusinessRichemont in talks to join De Beers bid
Luxury giant Richemont and US retailer Signet Jewellers are in talks to join a consortium that’s in prime position to buy diamond miner De Beers, according to five people familiar with the matter.
News24 BusinessEskom eyes data centres, EV charging as monopoly fades
South Africa’s state power utility is looking to develop new revenue streams as it prepares to unbundle and relinquish its dominance in electricity generation and transmission.
News24 BusinessEskom eyes data centres, EV charging as monopoly fades
South Africa’s state power utility is looking to develop new revenue streams as it prepares to unbundle and relinquish its dominance in electricity generation and transmission.
News24 BusinessSANDF pulls plug on Cuba project after R279m irregular expenditure
A senior officer in the SANDF says an instruction has been issued to stop Project Kgala, the controversial programme that uses Cuban specialists to repair and maintain military equipment.
News24 BusinessSacco family’s Assore alleges power grab by Motsepe’s ARM
A legal dispute over the running of Assmang pits two of South Africa’s wealthiest mining tycoons against each other.
News24 BusinessHalf of SA earners now use AI for money advice. Here’s why you still need human input
Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools will increasingly provide good and accurate answers to your questions about money.
News24 BusinessRand bleeds after US inflation shock
The rand slumped after data showed US consumer prices rose more than expected last month, reinforcing expectations the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates as soon as this month.
News24 BusinessIt’s that time of year - big birds are smashing SA windshields
A single glass fitment outlet in the Western Cape tourist town of Hermanus replaced nine windscreens after guinea fowl strikes in September alone, and some insurers see the seasonal spike too, says Wendy Knowler.
News24 BusinessAmpath hacked, but denies patient records were hit
Pathology services network Ampath has confirmed a data breach that may have affected certain personal and administrative data, but says it has not yet detected any evidence that patient health data was leaked.
News24 BusinessTrump says massive oil, gas exploration set to begin in ‘our Greenland’
US President Donald Trump says “massive oil, gas and mineral exploration” is set to begin in Greenland, even though the territory has banned new drilling since 2021.
News24 BusinessBrace for more big petrol and diesel price hikes next month
The current fuel-price forecasts for November look grim, with about two weeks before the final figures are locked in.
News24 BusinessBOFA misses profit estimates, books $1.2bn fine for anti-money laundering flaws
Bank of America missed third-quarter profit estimates on Wednesday due to weakness in its capital markets business and disclosed a $1.2 billion charge tied to a regulatory penalty over failures to detect potential money-laundering activity.
News24 BusinessBradley Workman-Davies | Resign first, complain of hostile workplace later? Court says no
The Labour Appeal Court has drawn the line on constructive dismissal, writes Bradley Workman-Davies of Werksmans Attorneys.
News24 BusinessMike Dolan | Why govts might secretly wish for an AI market wobble
Even the slightest whiff of a problem in the AI space is bringing a bid back for government bonds, writes Mike Dolan.
News24 BusinessThe DJI Osmo Pocket 4 is fantastic – but don’t buy it yet
The DJI Osmo Pocket 4 landed in April, and it’s everything we hoped for – a pocket-sized powerhouse that redefines what a handheld gimbal camera can do.
News24 BusinessBesieged JSE-listed bitcoin firm hit with new market abuse probe
The embattled Africa Bitcoin Corporation is back in the crosshairs of the Financial Sector Conduct Authority.
News24 BusinessBotswana wins Dangote’s blockbuster listing
Botswana got selected as the host venue for the southern African portion of the initial public offering of the continent’s largest oil refinery, giving the relatively small market a key role in the region’s biggest listing to date.
News24 BusinessBillionaire Sacco family locks horns with Motsepe’s ARM
African Rainbow Minerals has locked horns with Assore over the management of their jointly owned Assmang operations in the Northern Cape.