Business

R150 million expansion for shopping mall in tiny South African town
The Piquetberg Mall is undergoing a R150 million revamp, with its owners looking to keep the small town’s CBD alive.

Expropriation blow in a small town in South Africa
A property company has won an appeal for compensation from SANRAL for the expropriation of its property in Hoedspruit.

Huge swing for the rand
The rand has taken a sharp turn as markets celebrated a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran, averting potential disaster in the Middle East—for now.

Big changes for anyone shopping on Temu, and new rules on the cards ahead of elections in South Africa
Here are the five important things happening in South Africa on Wednesday, 8 April.

Foodbank hub set to expand to meet growing demand
Stratford Foodbank is preparing to move to a larger unit, to meet growing demand for its services.

Codehesion – South Africa’s leading software development company
Codehesion only hires the top 3% of software engineering talent, and this approach has yielded incredible results.

Government must think twice about ’emergency’ access to South African pension funds
Both South Africans and the national fiscus face financial risk if the government follows through on its floating idea to allow limited access to the locked position of the retirement pot.

Good news for petrol prices
The price of oil plunged after the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire.

Oil slides after Trump agrees to conditional two-week Iran ceasefire
Trump announced the deal not long before a deadline for a Tuesday evening ultimatum for Iran was reached.

The US refinery now processing Venezuelan oil
Chevron is now importing 250,000 barrels of crude per day from Venezuela.

South Africa’s most valuable bank to get rid of UK business after R17 billion hit
FirstRand is looking to exit the UK following an investigation into motor lending in the country, with its UK business set to pay huge amounts in penalties.