Business Day - November 19, 2025

Challenge to IMF

Curro deal in jeopardy

George axing disrupts talks

Watchdog looking into Indian drug subsidiary

Glencore-Merafe moves ahead on retrenchments

Fihla hails former boss at Standard as ‘brother’

Rally goes on hold

Growthpoint high point

Watchdog probes Hetero SA

Watchdog plays hardball with Curro

Calls to reform IMF and credit rating

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Energy tariff impasse threatens 2,500 jobs in chrome industry

George axing disrupts talks at COP meeting

Consumers turn to payday loans to make ends meet

Funeral policies help give peace of mind

Zille concedes tackling crime will be dangerous

Makate agrees to freeze 40% of payout

Japan urges safety for its citizens in China amid escalating tensions

Death sentence sets stage for volatile vote

Netanyahu calls for expulsion of Hamas after UN vote

Funding cuts ‘will lead to deeper hunger crisis’

‘Ashamed’ Lawrence Summers steps back

Carney gets narrow budget approval

Irish finance minister to go to World Bank

US court upholds law protecting migrants

Fed faces deep divide over policy

Rewarding 24-million South Africans

US small and mid-sized firms upbeat on growth in 2026

Why it’s so difficult to have a graft-free police service

Auditor-general’s strike for accountability

No-shows highlight G20 irrelevance

Alternatives to the Trumpian world view

There is no corruption clean-up campaign

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Proposed licensing legislation is a tax on time and trust

Talk shop will pass, but accountability battle continues

DA reshuffle sparks wildlife policy questions

SA’s economic management sound, but needs to survive new leadership

Dollar shortage could trigger next reckoning

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Fihla hails ‘brother’ Tshabalala as he charts course at Absa

Ackerman sell-down not sign of trouble, says analyst

Coronation grows total assets 14%

Ascendis sheds JSE listing for acquisition flexibility

Research firm warns retailers: brace for flat Black Friday

Telkom taps AI in push to win in SA prepaid mobile market

Shoprite teams with start-up to boost job access

Reinet hit by net asset value slide

From old-fashioned gentlemen’s club to inclusive meeting spot

Wines that deserve your undivided, phone-free attention

Germany and the Netherlands book tickets to World Cup

Ashes series hangs on pace and endurance

Early signs point to exciting Dusi

Boks primed for Irish showdown

Broos targets a winning start at Afcon

Tuchel plans for dropped stars

Hot Penge set for Sun City debut

McCloskey ruled out

Stenson returns

Paul to fight Joshua

Wales call-ups

Alcaraz pulls out