Jeremy Maggs on 09/15/2025

Surname law ruling a victory for gender equality in SA

Burst pipes, leaking reservoirs and funding shortfalls – what is needed to fix Gauteng’s water crisis? A first-ever ‘rapid deal-making’ initiative aimed at fast-tracking job creation. And Gauteng’s property price rebound continues.

J Jeremy Maggs
Paul Burkhardt and William Clowes, Bloomberg on 09/15/2025

Key ferrochrome bastion buckles under SA energy costs

Soaring Eskom tariffs, now 50% higher than in China, are forcing furnaces to go dark and thousands of jobs to be cut in a slow-motion industrial collapse.

P Paul Burkhardt and William Clowes, Bloomberg
Mathabiso Ralengau and Antony Sguazzin, Bloomberg on 09/15/2025

Lesotho sends trade delegation to US to plead for lower tariffs

With thousands of jobs at stake, officials and union leaders seek a return to duty-free trade after a new 15% levy cripples the nation's largest private employer.

M Mathabiso Ralengau and Antony Sguazzin, Bloomberg
Simon Brown on 09/15/2025

Mag 7’s growth outpacing the S&P 500

Gerrit Smit from Stonehage Fleming Investment Management explains what is ‘absolutely key’ in choosing to invest in GE Aerospace.

S Simon Brown
Adelaide Changole, Bloomberg on 09/15/2025

Basa slams withdrawal of Credit Act amendments

Business groups say scrapping reforms blocks small firms’ access to finance and undermines trust in policymaking.

A Adelaide Changole, Bloomberg
Molly Smith and Vince Golle, Bloomberg on 09/15/2025

Charting the global economy

Weak jobs, steady inflation seal Fed rate cut.

M Molly Smith and Vince Golle, Bloomberg