Economy

South Africa’s fruit canning industry under threat as Premier Foods plans closure

Producers and labour warn that closing Tulbagh factory could leave hundreds of farmers without processing options before the November harvest

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News | 7 August 2026

How FNB enabled people to join the SGK pyramid scheme

Bank employees signed up new customers at an SGK recruitment site

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News | 31 July 2026

Relief for Lesotho as US tariffs expire

But uncertainty remains over AGOA agreement

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Brief | 30 July 2026

SA’s gambling mania

The amount spent on gambling and the number of people in need of help has skyrocketed

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Charts | 24 July 2026

Famous Joburg shopping hub closed after demolitions

Hundreds of immigrant traders lose their livelihoods after City moves against Marble Towers

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News | 23 July 2026

Giant data centres get the first green light from Cape Town tribunal

Two massive water-hungry and energy-hungry data centres are proposed next to the airport

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News | 14 July 2026

Lesotho seeks compensation and economic support from South Africa

Foreign affairs minister Limpho Tau lists land dispossession, migrant labour and apartheid-era raids as historical injustices

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News | 26 June 2026

Last minute deal saves Tongaat from liquidation

The IDC will extend funding to September

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News | 17 June 2026

Tongaat Hulett faces liquidation hearing next week

Business Rescue Practitioners say there are no viable alternatives to a rescue plan that has legally lapsed

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Law | 11 June 2026