Ongoing power cuts bring factory productivity to a record low across SA, Naspers cancels an R85 billion rand deal with Indian company BillDesk, and the "bear killer" month of October is off to a relatively good start.
The NPA adds McKinsey to its R398m Transnet corruption trial, Eskom's Mandy Rambharos quits at a crucial time, and investors start the month licking their wounds.
National Treasury has banned Bain & Co. for 10 years, the Auditor-General's head of human resources is fired, and the Special Investigating Unit's probe into corruption at the National Lotteries Commission continues to uncover the siphoning of millions meant for good causes.
Stage 15 load shedding looms, Mercedes Benz wants SA's electric car policy fast-tracked, and Britain in turmoil over new MP Liz Truss's unfunded tax cuts.
Eskom to get a new board, more dismal unemployment figures released by Stats SA, and 1.6 million work days lost due to strike action - is Eskom or the Trade Unions our worst enemy?
The rand comes under pressure due to load shedding with Ramaphosa warning that rolling blackouts will not be going away anytime soon, and the pound dips to a record low causing no confidence letters to roll in for PM Liz Truss.
SA billionaire Johann Rupert’s investment vehicle, Remgro, is planning to sell its stake in the local energy giant TotalEnergies, and investors are bracing for another week of market mayhem.
No surprises as the week ends with another interest rate hike by the Reserve Bank in a bid to fight rampant inflation - the underlying cause - the war in Ukraine.
A full-blown public service strike is moving closer, small businesses are battling thanks to Eskom, and all eyes are on the US Federal Reserve Bank ahead of their meeting this week.
Global markets look to be rebounding on the back of the US Federal Reserve Bank's decision, but, South Africa continues to take pressure due to load shedding with worse to come.
How much worse is it going to get for Eskom? And as a consequence for us? Sekunjalo Group of Companies’ bank accounts will remain open after the Western Cape High Court reserved judgment in Nedbank's appeal, and the US Federal Reserve Bank to announce an interest rate hike this week.
Financial services group FirstRand has declared its highest ever annual dividend, Eskom is pushing for NERSA to approve a 32% rate hike, and the World Bank warns of the possibility of a global recession.
French billionaire Vincent Bollore’s media empire has nearly doubled its stake in SA's MultiChoice following a collaboration between the two on local productions, SA Express has been placed in final liquidation, while Mango remains in business rescue.
The markets are somewhat jittery after US inflation figures released were higher than expected, this will have a knock-on effect globally, and as if that wasn't enough, mining production is down, hampered by load shedding, logistical constraints, and higher production costs.
Eskom's maintenance plan is "not up to scratch and is not yielding the desired results, load-shedding will be with us for at least another year, and the owners of the abandoned Jagersfontein Mine established. (Chris Buchanan was standing in for Chris Gibbons)
A dam at the abandoned Jagersfontein diamond mine collapsed early Sunday, triggering heavy flooding, damaging property, and killing between 3 and 5 people with the critical question of ownership of the mine still not anwswered, and important data comes out this week both in South Africa and on the world…
South Africa's current account has swung to a shocking deficit, the European Central Bank raises interest rates warning of more to come, and Sanlam says short-term insurance claims are higher than those for burglaries - all thanks to Eskom's rolling blackouts.
Another blow to the billion rand citrus industry, the latest business index figures suggest we might escape a recession, and Eskom recovers R30m paid unlawfully to former CEO Brian Molefe’s pension fund, and will.
7 Sep 2022
2 min
700 – 720
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