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Oil major companies operating in South Africa will be compelled to give transformation partners greater access to key fuel infrastructure through a new Third-Party Access Framework being developed by Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA).The framework will set clear rules for how third-parties can access strategic fuel facilities, how capacity is…

Absa has reported a steady start to Black Friday 2025, recording more than 2% growth in transaction volumes and a 7% increase in values compared to the same period last year. By midday, transactional volumes from Absa cardholders had already surpassed 2024 levels, with card transactions peaking at 441 per…

Financial markets domestically and around the globe performed mixed but nervously last week. Markets await the release of the US non-farm payrolls for November, of which the date remains uncertain, and the decision by the Federal Reserve’s Foreign Open Market Committee (FOMC) next week (10 December) on interest rates before…

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In a day filled with remarkable purchasing activity, the standout transaction so far from this year's Black Friday in South Africa was an eye-catching R1,090,756.00 recorded in the Travel and Tourism sector. This lucrative sale demonstrated consumer confidence but also illustrated how essential services and luxury travel offerings have piqued…

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has taken a major step toward reshaping the country’s electricity sector after approving the Market Operator licence for the National Transmission Company South Africa (NTCSA), along with the establishment of the Electricity Market Advisory Forum (EMAF) and the finalisation of Grid Capacity…

African finance ministers attending the 2025 Africa Investment Forum (AIF) have called for a decisive shift from highlighting potential opportunities to delivering execution-ready, investment-grade projects.Their message was clear: the continent’s transformation must be driven by private capital, not aid.Speaking during the Ministerial Dialogue on Accelerating Private Investment Through Conducive Enabling…

Economists say there is little cause for concern despite South Africa’s Producer Price Index (PPI) rising to 2.9% year-on-year in October 2025, up from 2.3% in September.Statistics South Africa’s latest data shows that PPI actually declined by 0.1% month-on-month, signalling limited upward pressure on consumer inflation.Stats SA reported that the…