Argotic Syndication Framework, http://www.codeplex.com/argotichttps://www.rssboard.org/rss-specificationWednesday Jul 22 2026 15:22:04Wednesday Jul 22 2026 11:27:54An increase of about 34% in average fuel prices has contributed to inflation shooting up to 5% in June – the highest since June 2024.https://www.news24.com/business/economy/inflation-shocker-cpi-hits-5-as-fuel-electricity-bite-20260722-0514Wednesday Jul 22 2026 11:27:54The number of places where South Africans can apply for an ID more than doubled in around four months, as the Department of Home Affairs expands its partnership with the country’s biggest banks at lightning speed.https://www.news24.com/business/economy/how-home-affairs-more-than-doubled-its-smart-id-application-network-in-130-days-20260721-1061Wednesday Jul 22 2026 06:38:10US President Donald Trump signed orders Monday to impose new 50-percent tariffs on many Canadian goods, claiming “discriminatory treatment” by Ottawa against American alcohol, automobile and dairy products.https://www.news24.com/business/economy/trump-orders-new-50-tariff-on-canada-20260721-0394Tuesday Jul 21 2026 06:35:09With a radical overhaul of its work visa regime, South Africa is hoping to attract global firms looking to relocate their regional offices out of Dubai.https://www.news24.com/business/economy/foreign-workers-fast-tracked-govt-calls-for-trusted-employer-applications-20260720-1127Monday Jul 20 2026 18:47:43South Africa secured a $1.5 billion (almost R25 billion) World Bank loan to help modernise the country’s infrastructure and create hundreds of thousands of jobs in the continent’s largest economy.https://www.news24.com/business/economy/sa-borrows-r25bn-from-world-bank-for-infrastructure-20260720-0884Monday Jul 20 2026 18:49:08Whoever wins the tender will operate the terminal for 25 years before returning it to TNPA.https://www.news24.com/business/economy/transnet-seeks-private-operator-for-cape-town-port-multipurpose-terminal-20260720-0786Monday Jul 20 2026 18:50:14South Africa faces significant challenges with failing municipalities. Unlike the well-established system of appointing curators for failing banks, municipal interventions are hampered by complex legal frameworks and political constraints, often leading to ineffective outcomes, argues Roy Havemann.https://www.news24.com/business/opinion/roy-havemann-municipal-curators-the-banking-lesson-sas-collapsing-cities-desperately-need-20260720-0726Monday Jul 20 2026 12:06:44Renewed conflict in the Middle East has caused a swing in the diesel price expectation for August, as has been feared.https://www.news24.com/business/climate-future/energy/diesel-price-hike-now-likely-in-august-as-war-heats-up-20260720-0625Monday Jul 20 2026 18:51:33About 2 000 beneficiaries in Buffalo City are still waiting after restituted land earmarked for housing was illegally occupied.https://www.news24.com/business/economy/not-a-single-house-has-been-built-for-these-land-claimants-and-its-been-26-years-20260720-0455Monday Jul 20 2026 07:35:27FlySafair chief marketing officer Kirby Gordon told News24 that every operating airline is expected to take a knock in its profitability forecast for the year amid the Iran War.https://www.news24.com/business/economy/flysafair-eyes-more-flights-but-air-traffic-woes-and-fuel-a-damper-20260719-1133Monday Jul 20 2026 19:32:26In less than 20 days, four incidents triggered alarms designed to detect elevated radiation levels inside a secure tent at Koeberg. South Africa’s top energy officials have explained why this is not a wider safety risk.https://www.news24.com/business/economy/inside-koeberg-officials-detail-four-contamination-events-stress-public-is-safe-20260719-0775Sunday Jul 19 2026 19:04:16Talk of the construction mafia might have died down, but under the surface, it is alive and kicking, writes Carol Paton.https://www.news24.com/business/opinion/carol-paton-sas-devastating-surrender-to-the-construction-mafia-20260718-0893Sunday Jul 19 2026 19:06:48No bank card? No address? No problem. Shoppers in Africa increasingly are buying online from big brands such as Amazon or Walmart ‌even though they have no physical presence on much of the continent.https://www.news24.com/business/economy/a-hidden-pipeline-brings-amazon-and-walmart-to-african-shoppers-20260718-0535Saturday Jul 18 2026 11:10:42South Africa plans to attract billions of dollars in investment into its specialised industrial hubs by April to revive a manufacturing sector that has been in decline for decades.https://www.news24.com/business/economy/govt-wants-r750bn-plan-to-reverse-sas-manufacturing-decline-20260718-0535Saturday Jul 18 2026 09:14:35Amid the departure of thousands of migrant workers in recent weeks, an app connecting domestic workers with households recorded the highest cancellation rate since the pandemic. There’s also a shortage of drivers on some e-hailing services that’s pushed up trip prices, and a union in a key textiles hub estimates 15% of the workforce have fled.https://www.news24.com/business/economy/fleeing-migrants-leave-hard-to-fill-gap-in-sas-moribund-economy-20260718-0428Saturday Jul 18 2026 07:18:09The US has announced ⁠25% duties on most imports from Brazil, reviving a trade war that could embroil dozens of countries around the world as the Trump administration reworks its ⁠tariffs policy, one of its signature diplomatic tools.https://www.news24.com/business/economy/us-restarts-trade-war-with-25-tariff-on-brazil-other-countries-to-follow-20260716-0790Thursday Jul 16 2026 13:13:14Hayley Ivins-Downes of the property data group Lightstone analyses the trends in residential buying by foreigners over the past decade.https://www.news24.com/business/economy/foreigners-now-buy-big-share-of-sa-luxury-homes-and-not-only-in-the-cape-20260715-1002Wednesday Jul 15 2026 18:18:34The civil society group says government is not adequately prepared for AARTO implementation and that the legal safeguards to which motorists are entitled are not yet in place.https://www.news24.com/business/economy/outa-asks-high-court-to-block-aarto-rollout-20260715-0686Wednesday Jul 15 2026 18:26:20Most driving licence testing centres in the Western Cape began using a computerised system for learner’s licence testing in 2025. In the first few months after it started rolling out, the pass rate in the province fell to 17%.https://www.news24.com/business/economy/learners-licence-shocker-83-flunk-new-test-in-wcape-20260715-0593Thursday Jul 16 2026 07:54:28Bloomberg News and one of ‌its reporters were ordered to pay S$460 000 (R6 million) in damages after an article ⁠it published was found to have defamed two Singapore government ministers, the city-state’s High Court said in a ⁠judgment released on Tuesday.https://www.news24.com/business/economy/court-rules-bloomberg-reporter-must-pay-for-defaming-singapore-ministers-20260714-0983Tuesday Jul 14 2026 21:15:51