Business
How better banking can unlock growth for South Africa’s small businesses
Traditional banking models don’t reflect how many South Africans do business.
Good news about driving licence renewals, and small Khayelitsha business scores R1.4 million deal with international airline
Here are five important things happening in South Africa on Thursday, 30 April 2026.
New smart water meters planned for Cape Town residents
The City’s Water and Sanitation Directorate has made significant progress in technologically advanced water management with the installation of its first smart meter in Bellville, Cape Town.
Food bank stocks ‘low as client numbers increase’
Guernsey Welfare Service says demand has grown and it could increase further.
Homeowners turn to solar panels as oil prices rise
Yorkshire installers report up to a tenfold increase in interest since the start of the Iran war.
Oil prices jump after report Trump to be briefed on new Iran military options
Axios reported that US Central Command has prepared a plan for a wave of “short and powerful” strikes on Iran.
Musk accuses OpenAI lawyer of trying to ‘trick’ him in combative testimony
Elon Musk was cross-examined on the third day of the trial over his lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI.
The kelp producer who wants to get Americans eating seaweed
Marine farmer Suzie Flores also hopes the crop can revitalise the US’s small fishing towns.
Interest rates expected to be held as uncertainty over Iran war continues
Future base rate changes are hard to predict as analysts judge the economic impact of the Iran war.
A son overlooked and a jailed tycoon: Inside Samsung’s succession drama
The family dynasty behind Samsung is so complicated it regularly makes headline news in South Korea.
Four key takeaways from Jerome Powell’s last rate decision as Fed chair
Powell’s news conference after holding rates covered the US-Israel war with Iran, inflation, legal attacks, and the Fed’s independence
In five charts – How UAE’s exit could affect Opec’s influence over the oil price
The BBC takes a look in charts at what the UAE’s departure could mean for the oil cartel and more widely.
‘Numbskull, moron and too stupid’: Trump and Powell’s biggest clashes
How the US President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell came to blows.
‘Shock’ for paper firm staff amid closure proposal
Paper and packaging firm DS Smith says it is consulting with staff.
The suburb in South Africa that’s refused to have a single liquor store for over 100 years
The first garden city suburb in Cape Town is one of the only suburbs in South Africa that has refused to have a single liquor store for over 100 years.
Rand takes a beating
The South African rand took a knock on Wednesday (29 April) ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s announcement on US interest rates.