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How Dubai’s safe-haven status is being put to the test

Tuesday at 12:47 PM, via Daily Maverick

For decades, Dubai’s sales pitch featured gleaming skylines, tax-free salaries, ease of doing business and something far more intangible: the unspoken promise that whatever was happening elsewhere in the Middle East, this city was different. The conflicts that destabilised the region would somehow stop at Dubai’s borders.

THE READINESS REPORT: Watch – Is the Iran conflict slipping beyond control?

Tuesday at 12:45 PM, via Daily Maverick

As tensions sharpen between Iran, Israel and the United States, Redi Tlhabi and veteran journalist Phillip van Niekerk unpack the strikes, the denials and the shifting nuclear narrative. From the collapse of the Obama-era deal dismantled by Donald Trump to the long-running warnings of Benjamin Netanyahu, they examine how we arrived at this moment and whether bombing a nation can ever be sold as...

Edward Kieswetter kissing R300 billion goodbye every year

Tuesday at 12:02 PM, via Daily Investor

South Africa’s illicit economy, now worth up to R1.2 trillion, is costing as much as R300 billion a year in lost taxes and needs stronger, coordinated government action to curb its growth.

ANC confirms its friendship with Iran

Tuesday at 11:04 AM, via Daily Investor

ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula has confirmed the party’s friendship with the current Iranian regime amidst the war with the United States and Israel.

JSE-listed tech company staging a comeback

Tuesday at 10:37 AM, via Daily Investor

iOCO’s three-step turnaround strategy is paying off, with the company’s earnings set to increase by as much as 58% in its upcoming interim results.

STORY SPARKERS: Inside the joyful crusade to save SA’s lost generation of readers

Tuesday at 10:32 AM, via Daily Maverick

With shocking statistics revealing a deep-rooted reading emergency in South African schools, one organisation is abandoning rote phonics drills for something more powerful: joy. Under Lorato Trok’s leadership, Nal’ibali is using grassroots reading clubs, story sparkers and home-language folktales to raise a new generation of literate children.

South Africa in the sweet spot

Tuesday at 10:31 AM, via Daily Investor

South African stocks’ record 12-month winning streak has further to go thanks to booming metals prices and the firmer rand, according to Bank of America.

Department of Electricity and Energy participates at the 2026 Africa Energy Indaba as the official government host

Tuesday at 10:00 AM, via Mail & Guardian

The Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, together with the Deputy Minister Graham Maré will participate at the 18th annual Africa Energy Indaba, taking place from 3–5 March 2026, in Cape Town at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). The Indaba brings together African energy leaders, policymakers, investors and development partners to […]

South Africa’s biggest retailer feels the squeeze

Tuesday at 08:58 AM, via Daily Investor

Shoprite managed to deliver strong sales and revenue growth for the first half of its 2026 financial year, though low selling price inflation put some pressure on its profit margins.

Discovery Bank making it rain

Tuesday at 08:46 AM, via Daily Investor

Discovery delivered a strong interim performance, with its bank turning profitable for the first time and robust growth across its local and international businesses driving a surge in earnings.

Where innovation meets reseller enablement

Tuesday at 08:43 AM, via Daily Investor

The ICT reseller channel continues to evolve as client expectations rise and technology landscapes become more interconnected.

The ‘new’ Nedbank takes shape

Tuesday at 08:14 AM, via Daily Investor

Nedbank’s significant changes to its business in 2025, including the restructuring of various operating divisions and selling out of West Africa, are beginning to bear fruit.

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