
Indian giant officially buys iconic South African company for R2.1 billion
India-based Varun Beverages has completed its acquisition of South African soft-drink maker Twizza through The Beverage Company.
TUESDAY, 07 APRIL 2026, 01:34

India-based Varun Beverages has completed its acquisition of South African soft-drink maker Twizza through The Beverage Company.

Cape Town wants to break into a global outsourcing industry dominated by India, but it will require overcoming a vast gap in scale and cost competitiveness.

The national power utility is heading for a second year of profits but experts say tariff hikes and state bailouts remain central to its financial recovery

Gauteng’s rapid rail system could soon reach more communities, bringing faster, more connected travel across the province.

Remgro is moving ahead with its R16.3 billion deal to acquire full ownership of Mediclinic’s Southern African operations.

Construction of the retail phase of Cape Town’s Golden Acre redevelopment has begun, advancing plans to transform the commuter hub into a safer, modern mixed-use precinct.

Analysts say that uncertainty regarding private property rights and burdensome BEE regulations are discouraging investors from turning large investment pledges into real economic activity.

While global tensions play out in real time, their lasting effect will not be measured only in territory or political outcomes. It will be measured in how economies are reshaped, how systems evolve and how people are positioned within this reality

Some analyses suggest South Africa’s human rights framework is “normatively robust but substantively fragile”, marked by a growing gap between constitutional ideals and social realities

Natie Kirsh, who was born and raised in Potchefstroom, is selling his business that began with a single warehouse in Brooklyn, New York.

Jean Pierre Verster, the founder and CEO at Protea Capital Management, responded to critics who questioned his fund’s performance and fees.
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The commander of the foreign operations branch of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards issued a rare message on Monday hailing Iranian proxy groups for helping create a “new regional order”.

The hit reality series I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! is returning with a South African edition set to premiere on 6 April on ITV, with filming taking place in the breathtaking Blyde River Canyon.