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 | | South Africa launches Zaru, its first rand-backed stablecoin, enabling faster, cheaper digital payments, fully backed by institutional reserves, initially for investors. read |
|  | | South Africa has signed a framework trade agreement with China, paving the way for duty-free exports and expanded market access by 2026... read |
|  | | South Africa’s entry into Afreximbank to drive $8bn intra-African trade... read |
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 | South Africa’s Asset Forfeiture Unit recovered R11m after a senior Foschini accountant was tricked into paying criminals posing as executives in a WhatsApp scam... Read |
 | JUSTIN BROWN Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts is conducting an inquiry into the fund... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY STONE Medshield Medical Scheme is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Wayne Riback as its new chief medical officer (CMO), effective 2 February 2026... Read |
 | DR GREG CLINE Dr Greg Cline, head of portfolio management at Investec, says South Africa’s shifting consumer landscape isn’t being driven by interest rates anymore... Read |
 | With Valentine's Day falling on a weekend, FNB expects consumer spending to increase... Read |
| Financial Services |
 | MARECIA DAMONS Close to 400,000 beneficiaries notified their social grants are under review as oversight tightens... Read |
 | Nigeria’s historic bond programme: a blueprint for electricity market reform... Read |
| Fintech |
 | RORY BOSMAN Rory Bosman, chief sales and marketing officer at Ecentric Payment Systems, explains how blockchain and Web3 are transforming loyalty into something instant, seamless, and personalised... Read |
 | “The fastest-growing form of e-commerce fraud is not criminals breaking in, it is bad actors blending in," explains Shane O’Sullivan, research analyst at Juniper Research... Read |
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 | JEAN-PAUL RUDD The US District Court for the District of Delaware has recently held that a prior notice exclusion barred cover for securities and derivative actions that were meaningfully linked to circumstances disclosed years earlier in a letter to the insured’s audit committee. Read |
| Markets & Investment |
 | Kumba, a unit of Anglo American, said it expects headline earnings between R13.9bn and R15.33bn... Read |
 | “Mining is a powerful multiplier. Growing mining grows the economy and jobs," said MCSA CEO Mzila Mthenjane... Read |
 | NQOBILE DLUDLA AND OLIVIA KUMWENDA-MTAMBO Harmony, South Africa's top gold producer by volume, is diversifying into copper... Read |
| Taxation & Regulation |
 | VAT IT South Africa rebrands to CentaTax with expanded services... Read |
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 | “This year’s Indaba convenes at a moment of profound global uncertainty," said Gwede Mantashe... Read |
 | MAROEFAH SMITH Ahead of the 2026 Africa’s Green Economy Summit, Sanlam Investments' head of ESG and impact talks about unlocking the green economy... Read |
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 | Applications for the Shoprite Group’s 2026 bursary programme are officially open, with a total of 90 bursaries available across the various categories... Read |
 | Employment and Labour Minister Nomakhosazana Meth has announced an increase in the statutory National Minimum Wage (NMW) for 2026, raising it from R28.79 to R30.23 for each ordinary hour worked... Read |
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 | IMRAN SALIE With the recent announcement of Nissan ending manufacturing locally and selling its factory to Chery, all eyes are on Volkswagen and its legacy of operating in South Africa... Read |
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