1+ hour, 26+ min ago   (1619+ words) The events surrounding the June 30 safety stayaway have come and gone, and the placards have been packed away. But for how long? South Africa stands at a moment of profound choices, and it is time for decisive and honest leadership....

13+ hour, 16+ min ago   (164+ words) Business Day WATCH | Deputy finance minister Ashor Sarupen on SA’s debt and fiscal reforms Business Day to spoke to Ashor Sarupen, deputy finance minister South Africa’s public finances remain under intense scrutiny as government balances rising debt costs with the…...

10+ hour, 54+ min ago   (320+ words) Merck said on Friday it signed seven voluntary licensing agreements with generic drug manufacturers to make and sell lower-cost versions of its experimental once-monthly oral HIV pill in 129 low- and lower-middle-income countries. The drug, alimatravir, is currently in late-stage development....

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (506+ words) When retail maestro Sean Summers returned as Pick n Pay’s CEO in September 2023, he warned that turning around what was once South Africa’s second-largest grocery retailer would take time. Nearly three years later, the retailer has completed much of the…...

18+ hour, 13+ min ago   (470+ words) Before political parties weighed in on Friday’s Western Cape High Court judgment halting parliament’s impeachment inquiry into President Cyril Ramaphosa, the chairperson of the section 89 committee, Makashule Gana, said MPs would study the ruling to determine what work could continue....

15+ hour, 34+ min ago   (846+ words) Last month Bloomberg News reported South African firms with operations across Africa were facing mounting pressure as anti-immigration protests triggered diplomatic tensions and calls for action against their businesses on the continent. Some of the companies reportedly dispatched senior executives…...

16+ hour, 34+ min ago   (431+ words) The red card Themba Zwane received in Bafana Bafana’s 2026 Fifa World Cup opening match defeat to Mexico at Estadio Azteca on June 11 has been flagged in a report by a group monitoring sports betting at the tournament, according to a…...

18+ hour, 56+ min ago   (391+ words) The EFF will launch its manifesto for the local government elections on Saturday, centring its campaign on fixing municipalities as the party looks to rebuild support after its losses in the 2024 national vote. Deputy president Godrich Gardee said the party…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (465+ words) A government that works is one that can regulate itself and compel institutions to comply with the principles of good governance. Governance is not merely about having policies, laws and oversight structures. Its purpose is to provide the systems through…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (460+ words) Sometimes the most important economic policies are not gazetted; they aren’t debated in parliament, approved by the cabinet or published in the Government Gazette. Yet they profoundly influence investment decisions, shape business confidence and determine whether capital is deployed or…...