From world-beater to worst quarter: the JSE's mining slump
South Africa's gold and platinum miners have tumbled since the Iran war, dragging the JSE to its worst quarter in more than two years, even as the economy holds up.
Christian Maidman
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South Africa's only aluminium smelter is being sold to an American giant
South32 is offloading almost its entire aluminium business, including the Hillside smelter in Richards Bay, to US producer Alcoa in a deal worth up to R92 billion.
An Abu Dhabi oil giant is closing in on Shell's South African petrol stations
Shell is reportedly near a $1bn (±R16bn) deal to sell its entire South African forecourt network — about 600 stations — to Abu Dhabi's Adnoc. What it means for the petrol market, and for the brand on your corner.
Group Five just came back from the dead, and paid everyone back
After one of the longest business rescues in SA history, Group Five's practitioners have closed the book — with every creditor paid in full. How a construction-bust cautionary tale became the rescue that actually worked.
Why FNB is selling you a loaf of bread for 99 cents
FNB's 99c loaf isn't a supermarket special — it's a banking strategy. From 1 July the bread reward extends beyond Pick n Pay to Boxer. Here's what the bank gets out of your weekly shop.