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Banned: Surprise mobile mid-contract price rises
It comes after customers complained of not being able to plan for price rises.
Next boss warns first jobs to become harder to find
Job prospects for younger workers are likely to be hit by Budget measures, Lord Wolfson tells the BBC.
Three reasons Trump tariffs aren’t China’s only problem
The world’s second largest economy is set to release annual economic growth figures.
News24 Business | FlySafair asks Creecy to intervene in crisis, but she says it’s too early
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy said on Thursday it would be “premature” to intervene and exempt FlySafair from some of the provisions of the Air Services Licencing Act while it is embroiled in a dispute with SA’s domestic aviation licencing authority.
News24 Business | Business brief | BHP concludes a key copper acquisition; Nintendo’s Switch 2 coming in 2025
An overview of the biggest business developments in SA and beyond.
Avanti cancels January train strikes to allow talks
The strike dates suspended are Sunday 19 January and Sunday 26th January.
News24 Business | Is SA on the verge of a construction boom?
Construction orders began skyrocketing soon after the formation of the GNU.
Train firms urged to give ‘yellow cards’ instead of fines
A rail watchdog wants passengers who make genuine mistakes to be treated more fairly.
BP to cut more than 5% of workforce to cut costs
The oil giant is to cut about 4,700 staff, and about 3,000 contractor positions will also be shed.
US bans red dye 3 from some frosting, sweets and medicine
The FDA says food manufacturers have until January 2025 to remove the cherry-red dye from their products.
Borrowing costs fall after inflation surprise
Investors are now betting on an interest rate cut next month from the Bank of England.
News24 Business | Feuding owners of SA’s tallest building can settle their fight with an auction, court rules
The shareholders of Legacy Hotels and Resorts, which has The Leonardo and Michelangelo Towers in its portfolio, have been asked to organise a private auction to decide the company’s ownership as their relationship has broken down irretrievably.
News24 Business | Business brief | Afrimat gets a deputy CFO; US securities regulator sues Musk over X trades
An overview of the biggest business developments in SA and beyond.
High Court approves Carlsberg’s J20 maker takeover
Carlsberg’s £3.3bn deal to buy Britvic has been approved by a High Court judge.
Egg prices surge as US inflation picks up
Overall prices in the US rose 2.9% compared with a year earlier, official figures show.
News24 Business | ‘100% fake news’: Mazda says rumours of an SA exit stems from a troll
Fifty-year-old Mazda South Africa has reaffirmed its commitment to the country, saying it is “here to stay”.
Why a small drop in inflation matters to you
The marginal dip in UK inflation is unusually important and offers some respite to the chancellor.
News24 Business | TikTok users flock to ‘China’s Instagram’ ahead of US ban on Sunday
Chinese users of Xiaohongshu welcome influx of Americans, but caution that sensitive topics are off-limits.
News24 Business | Biggest IKEA retailer to invest $1 billion in recycling firms
The investment arm of Ingka Group, the biggest global IKEA retailer, said it will invest $1.03 billion into recycling companies.
News24 Business | Key border crossing with Botswana temporarily shut over flooding
South Africa suspended operations at a key border crossing with Botswana after heavy rains caused flooding.