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British American Tobacco prioritises shareholders as SA industrial footprint withers

CAPITAL FLIGHT

British American Tobacco prioritises shareholders as SA industrial footprint withers

By Kara Le Roux

Natale Labia

By Natale Labia

Alliances in crisis as Davos confronts Israelification of American power and end of the liberal order

20 January 2026

Google makes good on MDPMI settlement terms with nationwide vernacular training

IMPACT RECEIPTS

Google makes good on MDPMI settlement terms with nationwide vernacular training

By Lindsey Schutters

After the Bell: Of phone chargers and Greenland

BUSINESS REFLECTION

After the Bell: Of phone chargers and Greenland

By Stephen Grootes

IMF raises SA’s 2026 GDP growth forecast as Team SA takes sales pitch to Davos

FROSTY UPGRADE

IMF raises SA’s 2026 GDP growth forecast as Team SA takes sales pitch to Davos

By Ed Stoddard

The great dollar reversal fizzles

DOLLAR REVERSAL

The great dollar reversal fizzles

By Reuters

Crossed Wires: The strangest and possibly most audacious financial investment ever

BUSINESS REFLECTION

Crossed Wires: The strangest and possibly most audacious financial investment ever

By Steven Boykey Sidley

Dividend plays and cyclical stocks: Something for everyone on the JSE

PHANTOM SHARES

Dividend plays and cyclical stocks: Something for everyone on the JSE

By The Finance Ghost

OPINION: Mixed signals are muddying the Starlink debate waters

LOST IN SPACE

OPINION: Mixed signals are muddying the Starlink debate waters

By Lindsey Schutters

JSE gets a whipping at the Information Regulator

AMABHUNGANE OP-ED

JSE gets a whipping at the Information Regulator

By Caroline James

British American Tobacco stubs Heidelberg plant as illicit smokes snuff 230 jobs

SMOKE SIGNALS

British American Tobacco stubs Heidelberg plant as illicit smokes snuff 230 jobs

By Kara Le Roux

After the Bell: Joburg and Nersa mess it up. Again

BUSINESS REFLECTION

After the Bell: Joburg and Nersa mess it up. Again

By Stephen Grootes

Wandile Sihlobo

By Wandile Sihlobo

Bumper harvests boost tractor sales as SA farmers bet big on 2026

15 January 2026

Cartier owner Richemont beats sales forecasts as China recovery continues

RICHEMONT CHINA CLUES

Cartier owner Richemont beats sales forecasts as China recovery continues

By Reuters

Rise of the Machines: 2025 ‘genesis’ year for humanoid robot production with 16,000 installed

ROBOT RUSH

Rise of the Machines: 2025 ‘genesis’ year for humanoid robot production with 16,000 installed

By Ed Stoddard

AI Slop

CARTOON

AI Slop

By Rico

Why SA’s luxury shoppers are treating handbags like blue-chip stocks

BAG TO THE FUTURE

Why SA’s luxury shoppers are treating handbags like blue-chip stocks

By Kara Le Roux

Why SA’s tech talent pipeline is failing to deliver outcomes

WORKFORCE LAG

Why SA’s tech talent pipeline is failing to deliver outcomes

By Lindsey Schutters

Loaded for Bear: Retail investors to bear the brunt if the gold and equities rallies burst like a bubble

BUSINESS REFLECTION

Loaded for Bear: Retail investors to bear the brunt if the gold and equities rallies burst like a bubble

By Ed Stoddard

Musk’s Frankenstein is coming for your digital dignity

PROMPT PREDATORS

Musk’s Frankenstein is coming for your digital dignity

By Kara Le Roux

After the Bell: Can our ports do an Eskom?

BUSINESS REFLECTION

After the Bell: Can our ports do an Eskom?

By Stephen Grootes