RC 260828Cape TalkStephen Grootes
Friday, 28 August 2026
A business-focused episode highlighted strong corporate results, SA20’s economic impact, and urgent questions about education funding and workplace pay fairness.
- 18:12
Rainbow Chicken reported revenue up 7.7% to R17.1 billion, operating profit doubling to R2.1 billion and headline earnings per share rising 130% to 150 cents.
- 18:19
Stadio Holdings grew revenue 13% to just over R1 billion, with 56,171 students at June-end and a target of 80,000 by 2030.
- 18:48
SA20’s fourth season contributed R6.5 billion to GDP and created more than 9,500 jobs, while 22 of 34 matches sold out and attendance rose 13%.
- 19:56
Education leaders called for a complete overhaul of NSFAS, citing more than R10 billion owed to universities and proposing sustainable income-contingent loans for students.
- 19:35
New pay disclosures will cover executive, lowest-paid, average and median remuneration, plus the top-to-bottom pay gap; experts stressed that pay literacy must accompany transparency.