Business Day - June 25, 2025

Bill to lock in reforms

Sars scales up AI in move to boost tax take

Africa urged to shape up

City Power and Eskom reach R3.2bn settlement

Bekker likens AI to steam engine invention

SA sheds 74,000 jobs in the first quarter

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Standard Bank CEO calls on African states to ‘get act together’

SA sheds 74,000 jobs in first quarter

Sars scales up AI to boost tax take

Bill aims to lock in rail reform

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Claims of lottery conflicts of interest to be probed

Masondo defends R27bn loan from World Bank

City Power and Eskom reach R3.2bn settlement in bill dispute

Starmer to press ahead with reforms to UK welfare system

Israel’s Gaza attack dashes Palestinians’ hopes for truce

Zambia, Angola push Lobito Corridor financing

Funding crisis halts war crimes probe

Russia signs trade deals with Mali

Uganda’s Museveni to seek re-election

Europe ‘finally awake’ says Von der Leyen

Blasts heard in Tehran despite Trump urging Israel to stop

Ukraine escalates clearing landmines

US current account deficit at record high

German court lifts ban on magazine

Thinking about war during warfare

Never mind the numbers, let’s enable the informal sector

Trump vies for peace prize through war

Dodgy goings-on at Rappa

Futility of a national dialogue

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Get over the past and act

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Iran a malign force in Africa with its model of asymmetrical warfare

Zimbabwe improves but likely to be top maize importer

Trump’s reckless policies will give the gold rally legs

Legal gap an issue as banks balance rights and fight crime

How stablecoins could supercharge dollar dominance

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Falling oil price drags Sasol’s shares down with it

Naspers may sell part of its 4% stake in China’s Meituan

Bekker likens AI to invention of the steam engine

Sirius gains flexibility with €150m credit facility

Central banks still bullish on gold, says World Gold Council

Capital Appreciation lifted by strong payments unit

Attacq on track for distribution growth of as much as 27%

UK may order Google to alter rankings

Tata Motors shrugs off China’s curbs on rare earth exports

Uber and Waymo join up to launch robotaxis in Atlanta

Freedom is in the air on Athlone’s liberation route

The wines of the fathers

Kolisi goes in to bat for Bavuma

Ouaddou the right man for Bucs, says Vilakazi

Wait is finally over for Lood

Downs can use lessons from defeat

Baabaas have know-how

Veteran Murray to be honoured with statue

Arsenal set their sights on France’s Barcola

Duckett shines with ton as England stun India