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Fuel rose from 21 cents to R26.76 in 50 years
SAfm traces South Africa’s fuel-price climb from 1976 to September 2026, linking major jumps to global crises and supply shocks.
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Shell offers five Western Cape entrepreneurs container shops
Shell's PowerShops programme offers container retail units, technical help and business mentoring to eligible automotive entrepreneurs.
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Virgin Atlantic was born from a cancelled flight
Virgin Atlantic executive Liesel Kharica recounts how a cancelled booking inspired Richard Frank to launch a new airline.
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Company owners cannot simply escape liability for managers’ conduct
Legal experts explain when owners and managers may remain accountable for misconduct carried out through a company.
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Mazda sales set to fall from 16,000 to under 4,000
A motoring analyst says Mazda’s South African sales have collapsed as Chinese brands take market share from legacy manufacturers.
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WhatsApp scam promises R22,700 from a R4,600 investment
A financial advice discussion dissects a WhatsApp pitch promising R22,700 from R4,600 and why debt can make such offers tempting.
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Letting fraudsters resign may leave companies committing crimes
A caller and fraud expert warn that allowing employees accused of fraud to resign can breach reporting duties and pass the problem on.
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Property market plunged 50% after ‘bottom-draw’ plan
A property executive recalls being blindsided when the market fell 50%, forcing painful decisions about staff in the family business.
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IDC CFO exits after R2bn accounting misstatements
Isaac Malevu has stepped down after auditors found R2bn in material misstatements, largely involving mining-rights valuations.
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SARS taps employers, banks and AI for tax checks
A financial planner explains how SARS cross-checks taxpayer data and can issue compliant refunds within 72 hours.
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Tim Atkin says SA wine is too cheap to sustain
Master of Wine Tim Atkin says low prices threaten South Africa’s wine value chain despite its strongest-ever quality.
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Pimp My Bri turns dry seasoning into wet sauce
Nikki Russell explains how Pimp My Bri becomes a wet marinade that penetrates and tenderises meat.
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Warren Ingram says one in four market years is down
Galileo Capital’s Warren Ingram explains why investors should expect a bad year and resist judging shares by short-term performance.
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Half-billion-rand loan book stays operational after executive exits
Africa Bitcoin’s interim CEO says its fully deployed loan book and SME collections operation remain intact after three executives took leave.
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Africa Bitcoin’s sub-5% lending strategy remains underway
Stafford Marcy says the company still plans to use Bitcoin collateral to lower funding costs for small businesses.
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US diesel imports push South Africa into a trade deficit
An analyst says an unusual $16 billion diesel purchase from the US helped reverse South Africa’s trade balance.
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Namibia finds 3bn barrels as South Africa weighs energy reforms
Sasol’s CEO points to Namibia’s discoveries and $20bn-$30bn planned investment while calling for coordinated South African energy reform.
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Sasol repeatedly shut its Qatar plant as fighting intensified
Sasol’s CEO says the company restarted and shut its 34,000-barrel-a-day Qatar facility almost every three weeks amid regional fighting.
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