Business Day - November 21, 2025

Investec declares war in corporate mid-market

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Reading the tea leaves

Reserve Bank cuts again amid shift to lower target

Grape industry also wants tariff relief

Investec’s mid-market play

China commits $3.5m to boost HIV fight

PRICE SLOWDOWN

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6.75%

US considering reversal of G20 summit boycott, Ramaphosa says

Tshwane engages labour over R1.6bn wage payment

PwC defends limited role in RAF accounting shift

Kalagadi’s long-game win: ‘We’re here to consecrate a battlefield’

Batohi’s power to review predecessors’ decisions probed

Krugerrands offer an enduring legacy

Coins are ‘pieces of history you can hold in your hands’

Europeans reject US peace plan requiring Ukraine land concessions

Nigeria shuts schools after deadly attack on church

China: severe damage to trade ties with Japan

UN nuclear watchdog demands Iran provide access

Mogotsi’s comedic testimony reveals a hard, dark truth

A successful G20 is still within reach

Lamola strains SA-US ties

Eskom awarded for ruining our industrial economy

CYRIL RAMAPHOSA

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Exit the homeless as stage is cleared for performative politics

AI should serve filmmakers’ creativity, not dictate it

Enemies dream, but Ramaphosa is enjoying his presidential role

What research shows about township fibre and the rise of entrepreneurs

New inflation target filters into policy and expectations

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Lewis takes Pepkor-Shoprite merger deal to top court

Walmart starts the clock in delivery war with Shoprite

Mr Price boosts dividend as cash reserves hit R3bn

Investec reports ‘resilient’ first half in tough environment

S&P boosts ratings for big banks, insurers

Fani Titi

Dickson steps down as CEO at Reunert

Insurer price-fixing probe enters fourth year

Masiyiwa’s Cassava pushes AI factory investment

Plentify hits R260m in capital raise with funding round

Asda deal a scoop for UK-based Reit

Walmart boosts outlook again

Nvidia boss explains why he doesn’t see AI bubble

MFE beats forecast despite Spanish woes

Dr Martens warns of tariffs hit on results

Emirates to maintain A380 engines

Spanish court orders Meta to pay €479m

China expands BHP iron ore ban

UK manufacturers face sharp output fall

Guangzhou exchange increases fees

US insurance IPOs reach 20-year high amid trade war

Verizon slashes 13,000 jobs

German central bank sees economic uptick

Better times on the horizon, says Senior

UBS to stay Swiss but has misgivings

Novartis lifts peak sales forecasts

Germany considers action against SAP

Valeo expects sales to improve by 2028

AI and the archive

Ebb and flow of high art and low keeps all entertained

Five things for you to watch this week

Rassie rolls out big guns for Irish

World Cup can wait, qualifying stole the show

Proteas target historic win

Injuries hit Arsenal ahead of Spurs clash

Debuts for Doggett and Weatherald

Bok squad