Argotic Syndication Framework, http://www.codeplex.com/argotichttps://www.rssboard.org/rss-specificationSunday Sep 20 2026 21:44:59Sunday Sep 20 2026 06:18:27Before the Hawks arrested the alleged leadership of the criminal group Black Axe in Cape Town, a senior figure in the organisation was already warning members to stop flaunting their wealth.https://www.news24.com/business/economy/bad-money-the-cape-town-black-axe-case-behind-six-us-extraditions-20260919-0448Sunday Sep 20 2026 06:18:27While consumers have always been interested in smaller used cars, data from AutoTrader shows that this interest is now translating into actual sales.https://www.news24.com/business/economy/hyundai-i10-suzuki-swift-prove-nifty-as-more-sa-buyers-opt-for-smaller-used-cars-20260919-0632Saturday Sep 19 2026 10:32:38South Africa’s air traffic control system is under pressure from staff shortages, equipment problems and other operational constraints, with passengers sometimes experiencing the consequences in the form of delays and disrupted flights. But the airline or airport is not always the cause.https://www.news24.com/business/economy/what-happens-when-sa-runs-short-of-air-traffic-controllers-20260918-0644Sunday Sep 20 2026 05:58:21Plans for Cape Town’s first permanent desalination plant have been pushed back to 2036 – almost 18 years after the Day Zero crisis.https://www.news24.com/business/economy/how-a-port-expansion-threw-cape-towns-desalination-plans-off-course-20260918-1052Saturday Sep 19 2026 07:08:00The JSE is to bleed another listing as Solar makes a tantalising offer for Omnia, brace for impact as interest rates might go up, and Cape Town communities are up in arms over data centres. We’ve packaged the top stories as videos for those who want a 90-second take. Enjoy!https://www.news24.com/business/companies/business-blitz-the-weeks-big-stories-in-90-seconds-20260918-0703Friday Sep 18 2026 11:54:41A local rate hike next week now looks more likely after the Fed increased US rates, but there are still a few factors that might cause the SA Reserve Bank to vote for a pause again.https://www.news24.com/business/economy/rate-hike-next-week-now-looks-likely-but-not-certain-20260917-0989Friday Sep 18 2026 10:29:32The Constitutional Court has declared the controversial Public Procurement Act, which aimed to centralise all government tender processes, invalid after finding that it was passed without proper consultation.https://www.news24.com/business/economy/concourt-strikes-down-govts-tender-and-procurement-law-20260917-0763Thursday Sep 17 2026 18:50:10The process of passing legislation in South Africa has slowed to a crawl, with a number of key bills awaiting approval by parliament years after they were first proposed.https://www.news24.com/business/economy/it-now-takes-34-months-to-pass-a-law-in-sa-from-only-6-months-in-2004-20260917-0706Thursday Sep 17 2026 13:24:39US President Donald Trump on Wednesday levelled his most pointed — ‌though still indirect — criticism yet at his hand-picked Federal Reserve chief, fuming on social media over the ⁠central bank’s move to raise interest rates in a bid to calm persistent inflation.https://www.news24.com/business/economy/lower-interest-rates-and-fast-trump-lashes-out-at-fed-after-warsh-backs-rate-hike-20260917-0360Thursday Sep 17 2026 06:00:42Business leaders believe the restrictions may not stop at politicians and could extend to any businessperson who has publicly supported economic transformation.https://www.news24.com/business/economy/concerns-that-us-visa-curbs-may-target-pro-bee-businesspeople-20260916-1125Wednesday Sep 16 2026 19:56:25South Africa’s central bank risks denting its credibility if it surprises financial markets with another interest-rate hold next week, according to Europe’s biggest fund manager.https://www.news24.com/business/economy/europes-largest-fund-manager-to-sa-hike-rates-or-lose-trust-20260916-0559Wednesday Sep 16 2026 09:19:26A closely watched gauge of South African inflation expectations fell in the third quarter, days before policymakers meet to decide on interest rates.https://www.news24.com/business/economy/inflation-expectations-ease-as-rates-decision-looms-20260916-0539Wednesday Sep 16 2026 17:44:45Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh dislikes giving any guidance about the likely path of US interest rates, but elevated inflation, oil at more than $100 a barrel, and his own emphasis on the need to deliver price stability and to pay attention to signals from financial market pricing appear to leave little doubt about what’s next.https://www.news24.com/business/economy/feds-table-is-set-for-a-rate-hike-a-first-underwarsh-20260915-0760Tuesday Sep 15 2026 19:29:54South Africa’s economy contracted in the second quarter largely due to the spike in global fuel prices, says Izak Odendaal. Fuel prices have surged again in recent weeks. Here’s what that means.https://www.news24.com/business/opinion/izak-odendaal-how-surging-fuel-costs-are-hitting-sas-economic-growth-20260915-0675Tuesday Sep 15 2026 19:21:37Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says National Treasury has a three-year plan to help fix the City of Johannesburg by providing support in five key areas.https://www.news24.com/business/economy/godongwana-plans-intensive-intervention-to-fix-joburg-in-3-years-20260914-0931Tuesday Sep 15 2026 05:40:43The second-quarter GDP figures should humble all of us, particularly after the unemployment figures released two weeks ago, writes Busiswe Mavuso.https://www.news24.com/business/opinion/busisiwe-mavuso-gdp-contraction-is-a-reality-check-20260914-0394Monday Sep 14 2026 10:32:50US President Donald Trump’s unfathomable link between US interest rate policy and trade ties with America’s biggest partners led to more head-scratching than market impact, writes Mike Dolan.https://www.news24.com/business/opinion/mike-dolan-trumps-baffling-fed-threat-could-be-a-gift-to-warsh-20260913-0757Sunday Sep 13 2026 12:55:51Chinese President Xi Jinping unveiled on Sunday initiatives in areas ranging ⁠from AI to trade to deepen cooperation among the “Greater BRICS” emerging economies, as Beijing seeks to weld the ⁠grouping into a practical platform for Global South development.https://www.news24.com/business/economy/xi-pushes-greater-brics-economic-ties-to-give-bloc-larger-global-role-20260913-0771Sunday Sep 13 2026 12:51:53Nigeria’s parliamentary leadership has suspended lawmakers’ official travel to South Africa over xenophobic attacks.https://www.news24.com/business/economy/nigeria-bans-lawmakers-from-visiting-south-africa-over-attacks-20260911-0914Friday Sep 11 2026 15:14:43Record temperatures, record fuel prices, profits up, economy down. It’s been a rollercoaster week in SA business – and we’ve packaged the top stories as videos for those who want a 90-second take. Enjoy!https://www.news24.com/business/companies/business-blitz-the-weeks-big-stories-in-90-seconds-20260911-0570Friday Sep 11 2026 13:57:23