Business Day - December 03, 2025

GDP growth streak extends

Eight major global shipping lines stand accused of price-fixing

Population may be over 95-million, says fibre network operator

Making waves

Push and pull

Parliament approves oversight of presidency

Return of frozen Ithala funds begins

GDP and fixed investment grow

Shipping ‘price-fixing’

QUOTE of the DAY

GEARING UP

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SA’s population ‘may well exceed 95-million’

Metro police appointment was irregular, probe told

Former city manager accused of ulterior motives at commission

Hundreds of dodgy suppliers still eligible for state contracts

Foreigners fill skills gap in education and health

Hong Kong orders probe into fire as toll hits 156

Test of discipline for Macron in China

Nigeria’s defence minister resigns

Nato berth for Ukraine still in limbo

Venezuela approves US repatriation flight

Namibia appoints new mines minister

Now for the uncomfortable home truths

Keep family meetings special

Writer shows poor grasp of economics

Comments are way off the mark on BEE

THIRD UMPIRE

Let’s hear both classical and contemporary music

Emerging markets are now the adults in the room

Reckoning for a criminal justice system in disarray

Why the new inflation target may or may not work

‘Investment strike’ narrative is politically convenient but wrong

Why dollar is surging, bitcoin is sliding and gold is winning

TWO-SPEED CROSSWORD

BRIDGE

30-MINUTE CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

10-MINUTE QUICK CROSSWORD

SUDOKU

CHESS

CHESS SOLUTION:

Glencore-Merafe issues retrenchment notices and hands Eskom an ultimatum

Exxaro’s sales volumes likely to be in line with guidance

Sibanye settles wage talks with SA gold miners

Thungela sells unprofitable Goedehoop mine

Online sales growth outpaces physical retail on Black Friday

Shaftesbury reports strong West End portfolio activity

Equites raises over R700m

Italtile CEO to step down

OECD says global growth is better than expected

Bank of Nova Scotia shows resilience

Cyber Week sales up 7.7% this year in US

Lumexa Imaging eyes $1.9bn valuation

Canada’s Fairstone to buy Laurentian

Airbus fuselage woes weigh on deliveries

Discount days’ online spending hits £3.8bn

European banks plan to launch a euro stablecoin

Partners to fill gaps in Mozambican project

BlackRock institute bearish on long bonds

Kingspan challenges EU charges

Court rules against Apple over App Store

RTX lands $1.6bn F135 engine contract

Bank of England cuts capital requirements

Schaeffler, Helsing to work together

Wealthfront targets $2bn valuation

A tale of two cabins

Follow signposts to unexpected treasures at WineX

Getting it right ...

Bavuma backs young Proteas

Van Niekerk revved up for return to action

Arteta wants ‘animal’ energy from Arsenal

My players are 1,000% ready, says Pirates coach

Ancelloti gives fitness warning