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With South Africa’s low employment rate, particularly among young people, mining continues to make a valid contribution towards job creation, amid a tough economic operating climate. Photo: Supplied

Mining companies aren’t buying what the SA govt is selling — yet

Companies are withholding investment – despite the commodity boom’s bounty – in the face of constraints to exports and exploration

Made from plants: Products that look, taste and feel like meat include smoky bacon and biltong. Photos: Delwyn Verasamy

There’s a place for the herbivore at the braai

There may not be a lot of South African vegans, but it seems many still want a taste of the plant-based life

A deep downturn is unlikely, analysts say. But, if it does happen, another recession will be even more difficult to recover from.

South Africa on weak footing amid global recession fears

A deep downturn is unlikely, analysts say. But, if it does happen, another recession will be even more difficult to recover from

QINGDAO, CHINA – MAY 09: Aerial view of shipping containers sitting stacked at Asia’s first fully automated container terminal of Qingdao Port on May 9, 2022 in Qingdao, Shandong Province of China. (Photo by Zhang Jingang/VCG via Getty Images)

Commodity prices buoy South Africa amid China’s slow growth blow

South Africa’s fate is tied to China’s, but war-related disruptions in the global energy market keep exports going

Greed has cost nearly 8 000 workers in Tongaat’s sugar division and its milling operations their jobs when the company moved to sell off assets and reduce its debt, while the firm and its suppliers sustained huge losses.
 (Dean Hutton/Bloomberg/Getty)

Former Tongaat Hulett bosses in court for fraud

Peter Straude and six others get bail over fraud that cost 8 000 workers their jobs.

A general view of senior citizens queuing for their monthly social grants outside Jabulani Mall on May 04, 2020 in Soweto, South Africa.  (Gallo Images/ER Lombard)

The BIG debate: Would new social grants compromise economic growth?

Economists against basic income support have warned that introducing it could hurt the GDP. Others point out that growth means little to the poor

Freedom to express fundamental rights versus administrative action by the South African Revenue Service exposes a fundamental link to communal interests and justice in a constitutional democracy. (Oupa Nkosi)

‘Bain was happy the focus was only on Sars’: Athol Williams

The whistleblower fears that Zondo’s recommendation that the firm’s contracts with public entities be scrutinised will be stonewalled – and implicates Telkom.

Ruwayda Redfearn

‘It is right that auditing is under scrutiny’ — Deloitte Africa CEO-elect

Incoming chief executive Ruwayda Redfearn says Deloitte has learned a lot about the importance of ‘professional scepticism’ from its corporate mishaps

Former Transnet board member Iqbal Sharma appears at the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court on June 07, 2021 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. It is reported that the suspects were arrested in connection with the failed R288 million  Estina dairy project. (Photo by Gallo Images/Volksblad/Mlungusi Louw)

Gupta associate Sharma denied bail in Free State fraud case

The magistrate ruled that bail was not an option because he was a flight risk even though he had travelled to the UAE after being implicated in the Zondo commission

South African mining output decreased by 0.8% in May. Photo: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg/Getty Images

Platinum records for South African mines

The miners are in a comfortable position as the world creeps towards a lower-carbon future

Three strikes against KPMG – now what?

The private-sector players who facilitated public-sector fraud

Let us never forget the private-sector players who facilitated public-sector fraud

Without providing any specifics as to which form it would take, the United States embassy has warned of a possible terror attack in Johannesburg’s wealthy Sandton area this Saturday.

How to rescue SA’s ailing economy

2020 was a challenging year for everybody, with no growth forecast in the economy, fears of a deep recession and a jobs bloodbath. Three experts contextualise this situation,…

The dispute between ABB and the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority centres on $13.4-million in payments allegedly owed to the country, which is in the middle of a crippling economic crisis.

Swiss company accused of tax dodging in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe’s tax authority said ABB, one of Switzerland’s most profitable companies, avoided paying millions of dollars to the economically crippled country

Energy share: Workers weld wind turbines. The European Union’s economic recovery is based on the Green Deal and business in South Africa is ready for this. (Norm Betts/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Jury’s out on green recovery

Public-private partnerships and big infrastructure builds have been suggested as ways to boost South Africa’s flagging economy. Another option to consider is green bonds, which…

Balancing act: Finance Minister Tito Mboweni (centre) (Dwayne Senior/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Mboweni faces taxing decisions

The finance minister must tread a tightrope to fix the economy as he prepares for next week’s budget speech

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Editorial: The Western enablers of global corruption

The Luanda Leaks, publicised late on Sunday evening, have vividly outlined the scale of the business empire of Isabel dos Santos, daughter of the former president of Angola, José…

Isabel dos Santos is the daughter of Angola’s former president.

Isabel dos Santos did not loot Angola alone

Once again, Western auditing and consulting firms shamelessly facilitated corruption on an international scale

The Carbon Tax Act, which aims to penalise large emitters of greenhouse gasses, has recently come into effect in South Africa. (Photos: AFP)

SA’s carbon tax: Feeling the impact months later

Government is implementing the tax in a staggered approach due to concerns of job losses

Greed has cost nearly 8 000 workers in Tongaat’s sugar division and its milling operations their jobs when the company moved to sell off assets and reduce its debt, while the firm and its suppliers sustained huge losses.
 (Dean Hutton/Bloomberg/Getty)

Tongaat-Hulett board requests temporary suspension of JSE listing

The move comes amid concerns over possible financial irregularities at the company

The vote on the German-drafted resolution was held after intense last minute negotiations and additional changes in wording. (Reuters/Mike Segar)

One in three UN employees have been sexually harassed — survey

​A third of United Nations employees have reported experiencing sexual harassment at the world body over the last two years