
D-Day for the rand
The rand is under pressure as markets pause ahead of a critical deadline for the US-Iran war.
TUESDAY, 07 APRIL 2026, 16:15

The rand is under pressure as markets pause ahead of a critical deadline for the US-Iran war.

Airlines have reduced services and lifted ticket costs as the Iran war weighs on jet fuel supplies.

The charity says the expansion at its base will give its support services a “new lease of life”.

The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources says it is reviewing the local fuel price mechanism, with the process to be completed in March next year.

Bank of America says South Africa’s equity market is ahead of its emerging market peers, including Saudi Arabia, Greece, Poland, Qatar and more.

Wilson, whose term was set to end in 2027, will remain CEO and MD until a successor is appointed.

The music giant behind acts such as Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter gets an offer from Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square.

The Competition Commission has warned petrol stations and other businesses that it will investigate any attempts to exploit the oil crisis.

Tax experts warn that a proposed 20% tax on gambling in South Africa could end up blowing up in the government’s face.

SARS Commissioner-designate Dr Ngobani Johnstone Makhubu says that the R3 per litre fuel tax relief offered to consumers in April will have to be repaid in one way or another.