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While lots of ideas are floating around, the problem is that Eskom is fundamentally in trouble whichever way you look at it.
South Africa is investigating a R9bn loan made by the Public Investment Corp. to a black empowerment partner of embattled retailer Steinhoff International.
In 2018, South Africa got a new president, two new finance ministers and slumped into a recession. Next year may be even more bumpy.
FirstRand is emulating Amazon with a digital offering that will span everything from insurance, car license renewals to locating plumbing services as the South African bank chases new revenue sources.
KPMG, the auditor that shed clients and staff after scandals in South Africa, apologises for its “misdeeds” and wants a second chance.
Shrinkflation is nothing new but given Dettol’s reactive nature it would seem that they tried to slide this one under the radar.
South Africa’s financial regulator is investigating seven trading accounts that sold Steinhoff International Holdings NV shares in the weeks leading up to the global retailer’s disclosure of accounting irregularities.
Both NEPI Rockcastle and Viceroy have offered rebuttals to each other in what is increasingly turning out to be an ugly fight.
Talk of Eskom getting the government to take on R100bn of its debt probably won’t happen, says one expert from Eurasia Group.
Telkom is considering making an offer to buy a majority stake in Cell C that would lead to a combination of South Africa’s third- and fourth-largest mobile-phone companies.