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- Brave Bafana bow out of World Cup after defeat to Canada in LA
Bafana Bafana have, unfortunately, been eliminated in the 2026 Fifa World Cup, after suffering a slender 1-0 defeat to Canada at the Los Angeles Stadium in California, USA, on Sunday. It was Stephen Eustáquio’s stoppage-time goal that broke South Africa’s hearts, ending their fairytale run in the Last 32 of… Read more » - Moegoe
National Youth Development Agency chairperson Sunshine Myende hasn’t been a ray of sunshine. This week in Parliament, shocked MPs heard how the agency tasked with funding youth enterprises footed the bill for a court application Myende brought in her “personal capacity” against a Sunday Times journalist. Besides the glaring abuse,… Read more » - Charmza
Bafana Bafanaplayed as if their lives depended on it against South Korea, booking their place in the Last-32 of the 2026 Fifa World Cup and making it the first time in the history of SA football that they are progressing to the knockout phase of a world cup. A place… Read more » - Talk is cheap, growth isn’t
President Cyril Ramaphosa might have delivered one of his most important economic speeches in years at this week’s 9th Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) Summit. Not because he announced a bold new policy. Not because he unveiled another economic recovery plan. But because he finally articulated a simple truth that… Read more » - Farmers in the Karoo set for a profit boost
South Africa has a diverse agricultural sector, from grains and oilseeds to sugar cane, livestock and more. In appreciation of the sector’s diversity, we decided to place emphasis on the Karoo region. Why is this important? Consider the distribution of South Africa’s agricultural land and its land potential. Commercial agriculture… Read more » - Oil prices dive as more tankers move through Strait of Hormuz
Crude prices fell by more than 3% on Friday, on course for steep weekly losses, as oil tankers kept exiting the Strait of Hormuz, easing supply concerns the day after a cargo vessel was hit near Oman. Brent crude futures settled at $71.99 a barrel, down $3.27. Since the market… Read more » - African Bank to overhaul its user-unfriendly app as profit dips
Embattled lender African Bank is embarking on an overhaul of its digital banking platforms as it seeks to close a technology gap that has seen it lagging behind its competitors. Its inefficient digital capabilities, including an app that the bank admits is not ideally optimised for simplified digital transactions, have… Read more » - Standard Bank gets nod to clear payments in China’s currency
Business transactions and cross-border payments between China and Africa are becoming more simplified after banking giant Standard Bank became the first financial institution on the continent authorised to clear payments in renminbi, the Chinese currency. The authorisation was granted by the People’s Bank of China, and the new role, which… Read more » - Record nine African teams reach Fifa World Cup Round of 32
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s 3–1 victory over Uzbekistan capped a landmark tournament for African football — it made the Leopards the ninth team from the continent to reach the 2026 Fifa World Cup Round of 32. From the initial list of 10 African teams, only Tunisia failed to… Read more » - Tussle for Numsa Investment Company top job intensifies
A boardroom battle has erupted at Numsa Investment Company (NIC), leaving the entity with two men claiming to be its chief executive. Last week, Sunday World reported that Khandani Msibi had been placed on precautionary suspension as CEO of the investment arm of the metalworkers union. In a letter to… Read more »
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