Thursday, 8 October 2026

Jason Goodall has admitted wrongdoing in the NTT Bryanston campus sale, saying he and five colleagues were meant to benefit. Four others still deny it, and the Supreme Court of Appeal has reserved judgment.

Goodall has reached a settlement with NTT, forfeiting 70% of his retirement package, reportedly US$17.6 million, and has publicly apologised to NTT and its employees for what happened.

Several cars were torched in Orlando, Soweto, as tensions rose over a Constitutional Court ruling that asylum seekers may not be deported until they have fully accessed the system.

The SA Property Association says the national office vacancy rate fell to just under 12% in the third quarter, its lowest since 2020, with Cape Town vacancies tiny and Gauteng weaker.

Graham Kerner says the JSE, up about 10% after late February, is now down roughly 3% year to date, with high oil prices and stubborn inflation weighing on markets.