Business Day - March 28, 2025

GNU ‘close’ to deal on budget

Water SOE to be operating by 2026, Ramaphosa says

Car wars:

Rail firm boss hails speeding up of reforms

EU minerals win for Sibanye, Anglo

Government ‘failing to rein in corruption’

Local motor sector not sure of tariffs

Datatec looks to AI-driven sales

Transnet, Satawu reach a deal

Trump tariffs: motor sector unsure of outcome for SA

Rail firm boss hails fast-tracking of state reforms

Bond yields rise on global risk, rand and local debt outlook

Cabinet wants gas exploration to be in Vulindlela 2.0

Budget deal ‘close’

Water SOE to be operating by 2026

Cape Town council to sell prime property for affordable housing

State ‘is failing’ to get graft under control

Ekurhuleni mayor focuses on water and electricity

Scientists urge governments to focus on food safety

Detention of South Sudan’s Machar ‘ends peace pact’

Le Pen trial casts a shadow over her presidential hopes

Wildfires scorch South Korea as death toll rises to 27

France ‘regrets’ writer’s jail sentence

Six die after tourist submarine sinks off Egypt

SIGNPOST

Trump’s anti-Semitism probe puzzles US universities

France pledges €2bn in military aid to Ukraine

Ukrainians angry as US cuts dim hopes for civilian justice

This dangerous budget replaces fiscal restraint with political expediency

What EU sustainability package means for SA exporters

A step forward for rail and ports

Legislative poser

THE THIRD UMPIRE

Printing money does not create jobs and indebted SA’s luck will not hold

How the SA government can keep the US bully at bay

Why biographies often skim the surface

Red berets are too heavy a weight for the fragile GNU

Five things to watch this week

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GANGS OF LONDON SEASON 3 — SHOWMAX

Theatre awards venue highlights the conflict of art versus sport

Truth is funnier than fiction when signals get crossed

Datatec banking on sales driven by AI demand

Discovery Bank launches AI advice tools via WhatsApp

Standard Bank takes issue with Africa’s ‘inflated’ credit risk

Sirius to buy German business park for €17m

Ascendis rethink results in steady growth

PPC board approval for R3bn plant sends share price soaring

CA Sales benefits from new regional expansion

EU critical minerals win for Sibanye, Anglo operations

China’s H3C warns of Nvidia chip shortage

Xi tipped to meet with BMW, Mercedes, Qualcomm bosses

UK’s Next raises its profit guidance

Trump pushes trade war into overdrive

UK Supreme Court car finance ruling could spark billions in buyer claims

H&M reports slow start to spring sales

Huawei associate says it can help China make chips

UK aviation watchdog to review Heathrow rules

Airport’s standards slipping, CEO says

Mortgage applications soar 80% at Bank of America in first quarter

Infrastructure set for liftoff — or is this just another false dawn?

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30-MINUTE CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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CHESS

Businesses battle to lift top-line revenue in flagging economy

CHESS SOLUTION:

Steyn comes of age at the Epic

Teenage wildcard stuns Swiatek to reach Miami semis

Jaeger faces strong field in defence of Houston Open title

Injury-hit Bayern aim to stay in title race

Moeen Ali gets into batters’ heads

Fewer ‘experts’ and more players to speak up, please

Fowler has sage advice for Liverpool

Sundowns to bag millions in Fifa bonanza

Snyman to let ‘Gino’ out of the bottle

Wood out of Forest’s quarterfinal

Russian Paralympian caught doping - 11 years on

Downs’ Cardoso mulls fielding Bafana players