Business Day - August 15, 2025

Carmakers press state to hike duty

Bank warns on inflation uncertainty

Dialogue runs into quarrels

Court halts drilling off the Cape coast

Standard Bank eyes Gulf money flows

Stock Highlight

Market Highlight

Numsa signs two-year pay deal with drugmakers

Tracker to keep tabs on reforms

Mbeki foundation slams convention

Bank warns on inflation uncertainty

Carmakers press state to hike duty

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The race is on to succeed Tshabalala at Standard Bank

High court halts TotalEnergies exploration off Cape coast

Investors warm to reform narrative

Untu threatens as Prasa tries to renege on wages

New optimism for Ukraine as Trump offers guarantees

Mozambique’s illegal gold miners lay waste to land and water

War crimes likely in Syrian massacres

Putin: US making ‘sincere efforts’

Israeli minister’s settlement plan will divide the West Bank

Russia unhappy with encrypted WhatsApp

BEL 20 record high as Euro stocks rally

17 feared dead after torrents hit Kashmir

S Korea to revamp petrochemical sector

China offers aid to Cambodia, Thailand

China issues visa for young innovators

India seeks stronger ties with US

Funding disclosure: by any and all means

ANC hopes dialogue will absolve it of guilt

Put NDR, corruption on agenda

Country risk is not just from macroeconomic factors

Employment Equity Act race quotas will destroy jobs

RUDZANI MAPHWANYA

TOTALENERGIES

Liberate the market to find SA’s specialisations, and grow outward

Worsening human rights crisis cannot be ignored

From one crisis to another in a leadership vacuum

30-MINUTE CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

What happens to scenarios when the solid ‘big stuff’ suddenly changes?

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Yes, timing matters in investment outcomes

BRIDGE Steve Becker

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Standard Bank eyes Gulf money flows as Egypt office gets the nod

Scale lifts Standard Bank’s global markets to record profit

Truworths expects lower earnings despite UK gains

MTN Rwanda returns to the black

South32 plan to wind down Mozal puts thousands of jobs at risk

DRDGold flags earnings jump

Carlsberg misses volume forecasts

British exports to US fall to three-year low

Thyssenkrupp blames weak demand

Saudi wealth fund takes a $8bn hit

Nigeria to refinance power sector debt

How Gen Z could save cinemas

A linguistic masterclass

Five things for you to watch

This young skier’s most definitely in the pink

Bok women on special quest ahead of World Cup

DeChambeau well-placed for finish on the podium

Jordan warns All Blacks must match Argentina’s fire

Boks will be at full throttle, says Kriel

Love of sports is truly a family affair

Liverpool sign teen defender

Cardoso sees semifinal against Pirates as gauge

Concussed Owen to miss rest of SA series

O’Connor surprise pick at flyhalf for Wallabies

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