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Food inflation eases, but uncertain crops slow wider relief

While the outlook for global crops is improving from the tumultuous weeks after Russia’s attack on Ukraine, the threats of drought, flooding and blistering heat are keeping supplies tight and price...

Musk sells $6.9 billion of Tesla to avoid Twitter fire sale

Elon Musk offloaded $6.9 billion of stock in Tesla Inc, the billionaire’s biggest sale on record, saying he wanted to avoid a last-minute selloff of the electric-car maker’s shares in the event he ...

Peak car is just 14 years away – report

BloombergNEF just published its latest annual Light-Duty Vehicle Outlook.

A look at the R16 billion mega-development in Cape Town

The first of six towers at a  new mixed-use precinct in Cape Town has “topped out” on the 23rd floor, 95 meters above ground, just 30 months after breaking ground.

The rule of thumb when flipping a house in South Africa

Residential property has always been perceived as a relatively stable and safe investment class, having proved its ongoing resilience over decades through changing market cycles, including the Covi...

These are the most popular and sought-after second hand cars in South Africa

New data from AutoTrader shows that Volkswagen was the most-searched-for automotive brand in the first half of the year in South Africa, while Toyota Hilux was the most-searched-for vehicle range.

Eskom proposes complete tariff overhaul – including a massive change for prepaid users

Power utility Eskom has submitted its proposed 2023 Tariff Restructuring Plan to energy regulator Nersa, showing how the group wants to make sweeping changes to its price structures.

Proposed change for by-laws around animal slaughter in South Africa

Minister of cooperative governance and traditional affairs, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma says that the government is not currently looking to put forward any national regulations to govern the religious ...

Major headache for public sector wages in South Africa

Civil society unions are set to challenge governments’ incremental wage increases for representatives of semi-government institutions.

This job title is in high-demand in South Africa right now – and international firms are also hiring

OfferZen’s co-founder, Phil Joubert, says that massive global digital transformation has only made it more challenging for companies to find software developers. Demand for software developers’ ski...

Skilled South Africans are quitting their jobs – here’s where they are going

Even in a job-scarce country like South Africa where workers would be expected to hang onto their jobs, the ‘great resignation’ has had a profound impact on the country.

Yes, skilled South Africans are quitting their jobs to move overseas

The global phenomenon dubbed the ‘great resignation’ has South Africa firmly in its grasp, but the profile of workers resigning from jobs differs from the rest of the world, says Dalya Ketz, MD at ...