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Johannesburg's next governing coalition could test whether the ANC and DA are willing to put their national political differences aside to secure an agreement in South Africa's economic hub tinyurl.com/yz7bs9j7
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Eugene de Kock, who was convicted of apartheid-era killings, on Monday blamed the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) for neglecting to prosecute apartheid-era atrocities which he said were ordered by both politicians and police generals.tinyurl.com/wcrb2m8h
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Harmony ended the 2026 financial year with record free cash flow and enters the 2027 financial year with a clear strategy, a stronger and more diversified portfolio, and the financial discipline to pursue future opportunities. tinyurl.com/7tdcrnhs
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SPONSORED | The Old Mutual Global Managed Alpha Fund’s data-driven approach has helped it outperform global benchmarks. Client director Craig Chambers shares insights into how its dynamic factor model works. @OldMutualSA businessday.co.za/markets/20…
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Manchester City are top of the table eight games into the 2026/27 Premier League season, yet relegation looms over the team like a dark cloud. tinyurl.com/nh9nh3j4
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Before the weekend's run-off election in Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's bid for an unprecedented fourth term as president seemed dead in the water. tinyurl.com/2hc7m24h
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Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has acknowledged that the journey to implementing the fiscal anchor proposed in his medium-term budget policy statement (MTBPS) was far from over and remained politically fraught. tinyurl.com/2p9jsp6c
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South Africa could secure a credit rating upgrade from Moody's within a year or so, after the agency said the medium-term budget policy statement (MBPS) tabled by finance minister Enoch Godongwana last week was credit positive tinyurl.com/3tps8u45
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SPONSORED | Africa’s progress depends on partnerships between government, business and society. @MTNGroup’s Nompilo Morafo explains why economic and societal progress must advance together. businessday.co.za/opinion/20…
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SPONSORED | Leadership is not about having all the answers or appearing strong all the time. It is about showing up, creating opportunities for others and leaving a legacy that lasts beyond your title. @Nedbank ebx.sh/PHdqmo
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WATCH | Who’s steering Numsa amid its crisis, and is Irvin Jim’s position under threat? Business Day’s Luyolo Mkentane joins Ray White to discuss the union’s national office bearers and growing opposition to Jim.
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WATCH | Power struggles, legal disputes and a looming elective conference: what’s behind Numsa’s leadership crisis? Business Day political correspondent Luyolo Mkentane joins Ray White to examine the divisions rocking the 300,000-member union.
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Ratings agency S&P says Sanlam's move to buy out minority shareholders in South Africa's biggest short-term insurer, Santam, in a deal worth R21bn puts the country's largest insurer in a position of strength. 🔗 Read the full story online: tinyurl.com/4uysea74
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"South Africa has a painful history of xenophobic violence. Recent action by March and March, which sparked violent protests in Durban and Joburg, and intimidation of journalists have served as a stark reminder of the fragility of our social order"
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