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Pedestrians outside the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, US, on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026. City Therapeutics Inc., an early-stage developer of RNAi-based drugs, raised $200 million in a US initial public offering priced at the mid-point of its marketed range. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Global Investing

Nasdaq tumbles while treasuries soar as Meta rekindles AI spending fears

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The Financial Times
4 min read
Meta’s plans to raise hundreds of billions for AI sparked a $124bn market value loss and tech sell-off.
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - APRIL 27: A general view of the Union Buildings during national lockdown on April 27, 2020 in Pretoria, South Africa. The Union Buildings form the official seat of the South African Government and also house the offices of the President of South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images/Lee Warren)
SA Investing

Nine in ten South Africans want SA to drill for its own oil. So who’s stopping it?

By
The Common Sense
2 min read
New polling shows 88% of South Africans favour local oil and gas exploration to double economic growth.
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - FEBRUARY 07: Elvis Nkuna fetch water from a community water tank in Mamelodi on February 07, 2024 in Pretoria, South Africa. It is reported that residents and businesses in the City of Tshwane have been warned about the possibility of running out of water. (Photo by Gallo Images/Lefty Shivambu)
Health

Prof Colleen Aldous: Hammanskraal was a warning. Why did Tshwane supply unsafe water again?

By
Editor BizNews
4 min read
Unchlorinated, polluted water in Bronkhorstspruit sickened hundreds, exposing major municipal failures and highlighting urgent South African water security concerns.
A mine dump in Gauteng
miningweb

Dr Duarte da Silva: The keys to the cage

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Editor BizNews
24 min read
Proposed legislation outlines nine clauses fixing South Africa's R100bn mining rehabilitation deadlock through liability caps, resource vesting, and funds.
BizNews Edge | Herman Mashaba on coalitions, comebacks and cleaning up Joburg
BizNews Edge

BizNews Edge | Herman Mashaba on coalitions, comebacks and cleaning up Joburg

By
Alec Hogg
20 min read
Herman Mashaba on ActionSA's bid for Joburg, the Soweto vote, his three coalition conditions, the DA leaders he won't work with and his first 100 days as mayor.
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