A prominent law firm has noted that rising fuel and energy costs are putting flexible work arrangements back on the agenda for South African employers.

Discovery Vitality is launching its first new core pillar in close to 20 years with the launch of a Sleep metric.

SAMWU has warned National Treasury to back down from its order to end a R10.3 billion agreement between the City of Joburg and workers, threatening to fight any attempts to do so.

FNB has launched a market first home loan solution designed to help young South Africans enter the property market earlier by easing the financial pressures associated with the early years of homeownership.

Airlink has initiated contact tracing and informed the public that a passenger on one of its flights had passed away from Hantavirus.

Trains are being cancelled and delayed with disruption expected to last to the end of the day, National Rail says.

Eskom’s sale of its home loan business to African Bank has collapsed, with the deal missing its extended longstop date.

The war in Iran wiped out R200 billion from the Government Employees Pension Fund investments in its first week.

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange All Share recovered in April after the worst month for the bourse in close to two decades.

With fuel prices continuing to climb in South Africa, FNB has announced a temporary boost to its eBucks fuel rewards, following a similar move from Absa in April.

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Here are five important things happening in and affecting South Africa on Thursday, 7 May 2026.

A meat cleaver and samurai sword are among items seized from suspects, shown exclusively to the BBC.

Experts are divided over the path of interest rates in South Africa, with a hold or hike expected later this month.

Commentators say it will take years or even decades to repair the damage.