Monday, 19 October 2026

Tshwane failed to issue an alert that water from a treatment plant had not been chlorinated between 24 September and 14 October. 408 gastrointestinal illness cases have been reported since early October.

The SARB cost of cash report found 56% of South African transactions still involve hard cash. Total costs, including security, printing and transport, come to close to R90 billion a year.

Calgro M3 reported revenue up 1.2% to R465 million for the six months to 31 August, with gross margins at 29.04%. Headline earnings per share fell 4.6% and no interim dividend was declared.

A ministerial determination now lets the city east of Johannesburg buy new electricity generation capacity directly from independent power producers.

The SACCI business confidence index dipped in September, with CEO Alan McCaukey citing fuel supply uncertainty from the Middle East conflict as a key driver.