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Thursday, 6 August 2026
Business-heavy edition focused on a new South African soybean export deal to China, medical scheme growth, SME funding and a sharp debate over mining beneficiation.
- 18:10
South Africa secured a 200,000-ton soybean export deal to China for November, only its second such shipment, with the tariff-free access expected to save about R50 million on duties.
- 18:20
Medshield said it added 5.3% more lives in 2025, ended July 2026 near 160,000 beneficiaries, and kept solvency at 53% while limiting annual contribution increases to around 7% to 7.5%.
- 18:29
Standard Bank and the African Development Bank announced a R5.4 billion FLAC facility for SME lending, plus a $1 million technical-assistance grant aimed at women-led businesses.
- 18:39
The Minerals Council argued proposed beneficiation conditions on mining rights could harm the value chain, saying mining and manufacturing are distinct and that cheaper, reliable electricity is the real enabler.