The company MTN pays to use its old cell towers could soon belong to MTN
The Competition Commission has recommended that the Tribunal approve MTN's takeover of IHS Towers, with conditions to protect the rival networks that rent space on the same towers.
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Momentum and Medshield want 7.9% more from members next year, about double what the regulator asked for
The Council for Medical Schemes asked for 2027 increases of 3.8%, and the schemes that announced this week have priced at roughly twice that, much as the approved increases did for 2026.
Average take-home pay rose to R21,622 over the year, and inflation still ate more than the increase
PayInc's net salary index shows take-home pay up in rand but down 2.6% after inflation, and a separate count of the food basket shows what that looks like at the bottom of the pay scale.
South Africa's policy uncertainty index fell from 81.9 to 61.3, and it is still above the worry line
North-West University's policy uncertainty index eased sharply in the third quarter, but the reading still signals heightened uncertainty, with a budget and municipal elections ahead.
Gautrain has a new operator for the next 15 years, and part of the old one is coming along
The Sihamba Sonke Mobility consortium will run the Gautrain until 2041, with more trains and longer hours promised, six months after the old concession ran out.
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Sibanye-Stillwater is adding a second stock exchange from 6 October, but the JSE stays its main home
From 6 October the platinum and gold miner's shares will also trade on A2X, while its JSE and New York listings stay exactly as they are.
Truworths shares have lost nearly 60% since 2025, and Allan Gray has doubled its stake
The asset manager has built its stake from about a twentieth of the retailer to just over a tenth since January, buying into a share that has lost nearly 60% since the start of 2025.
One share rose 23% on Friday and another fell 11%, and neither company had announced a thing
A committee decision taken on 2 September moved JSE shares on Friday without a single company announcement, and how far each one moved came down to how much of it was available to buy.
Woolworths has tied its new CEO's R51 million award to a share price that has halved in three years
Woolworths' annual report spells out what new CEO Sam Ngumeni must deliver by June 2031 to keep a share award valued at R51 million, and half of it hangs on a share price that would have to more than double.
Two of AI's leading labs are heading for the stock market, and only one of them is hurrying
A draft prospectus seen by Reuters puts numbers on Anthropic's listing plans, while OpenAI launched a cheaper model, shelved another over safety and says its own listing can wait.
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Spur says the pressure is coming from fast-food chains, and its answer is coming from Doppio Zero
With fast food growing and value brands gaining ground, Spur is taking Doppio Zero into smaller formats, down to a 50 square metre coffee counter that cost R1.3 million to open.
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Capitec made R9.5 billion in six months without raising a single fee, for the second year running
Capitec lifted headline earnings 19% to R9.5 billion without a fee increase, on more transactions and a growing trade in airtime, data and insurance, while setting more aside for bad loans.
Lindt raised chocolate prices until Europeans bought less, and now it has cut its sales forecast to at most 2%
Lindt has cut its 2026 sales growth forecast to between 0% and 2% after price-sensitive shoppers in Germany, Switzerland and Austria bought less, and says cheaper cocoa will help it grow volumes again.
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Gautrain has a new operator for the next 15 years, and part of the old one is coming along
The Sihamba Sonke Mobility consortium will run the Gautrain until 2041, with more trains and longer hours promised, six months after the old concession ran out.
Woolworths has tied its new CEO's R51 million award to a share price that has halved in three years
Woolworths' annual report spells out what new CEO Sam Ngumeni must deliver by June 2031 to keep a share award valued at R51 million, and half of it hangs on a share price that would have to more than double.
Spur says the pressure is coming from fast-food chains, and its answer is coming from Doppio Zero
With fast food growing and value brands gaining ground, Spur is taking Doppio Zero into smaller formats, down to a 50 square metre coffee counter that cost R1.3 million to open.