Business

Food project to ‘sneaks’ kidney beans into diets
It is an addition to Hearth Earth’s surplus curry offer, which it serves in five locations across Oxford.

No speed traps in major South African metro, and new smart city taking shape
Here are five important things happening in South Africa on Monday, 26 January 2026.

How insurance claim excesses affect your pocket
Using car insurance as an example, an excess is a standard amount that you need to pay when your insurer settles your claim.

Capitec, Nedbank, and other banks are hunting for South Africans with these skills
Capitec and Nedbank have outlined the in-demand skills and job openings they aim to fill in 2026.

Gold tops $5,000 for first time ever, adding to historic rally
Gold is seen as a so-called “safe-haven” asset that investors buy in times of uncertainty and low interest rates.

Elite South African private school producing Harvard University students
A Johannesburg school has built a reputation as one of South Africa’s leading boys’ schools, producing pupils who get accepted into top universities in South Africa and around the world.

11 suburbs where South Africa’s young middle class want to live – and what they’re paying
These are the 11 suburbs in South Africa where the country’s young ’emerging’ middle class are buying up property.

The end of legal alcohol limits when driving in South Africa
Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Transport has endorsed plans for a total ban on drinking and driving in South Africa.

WhatsApp sued over allegations that private messages can be read
An international group of plaintiffs, including South Africans, sued Meta Platforms, Inc., alleging that the company has made false claims about the privacy and security of its WhatsApp chat service.

How to legally pay less tax in South Africa
A financial adviser provided ways for South Africans to reduce the tax they have to fork over to SARS.