Business

Vodacom Group has more than doubled its customer growth target after a surge in new users pushed its subscriber base sharply higher, underscoring strong demand for digital services across Africa.

Planned rollout follows a solid performance in the 2026 financial year, when it continued to gain market share despite a tough consumer environment

But CEO puts faith in a turnaround driven by promised changes to government policies

Sappi’s earnings slumped as weaker (DWP) dissolving wood pulp prices and currency volatility squeezed margins, with the group pointing to South African cost pressures while advancing its North American expansion.

Dis-Chem has launched a new store format in Melrose saying that the Health Hub format would become the blueprint for all new stores from August onwards, while existing stores across the network would gradually be revamped around the same principles.

Two decades after its founding, the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) brought governments, multilateral bodies and investors to consensus that African heritage is an economic asset requiring African-led financing.

DTIC and CIPC are preparing to tighten reviews of foreign investment deals, in line with a global trend to protect sensitive sectors

State-owned lender seeks R50bn as it projects running out of cash by 2028

Company is also reshaping parts of its merchant business and exiting non-core operations such as ATMs

The 'well-being' of animals at the centre of Constitutional Court fight over legislation

Tshabalala and Daehnke’s tenure likely to go down in history as a defining era in the bank’s growth

In a competitive market, providing a salary is the bare minimum; providing a future is what secures loyalty,” says Training Force MD Daniel Orelowitz.

SARS says the nature of investigations on plastic bag taxes brought a range of complexities during evidence collection and analysis.

Tough power talks loom behind a celebration of Hillside’s iconic industrial role

The inclination to avoid restructuring is a challenge to solvency