F1 signs 10-year deal to bring the African Grand Prix to Rwanda, anchoring a new sports, tourism and commercial precinct beside Kigali’s new airport
October 13 2026 18:30 Supplied by Getty Images Formula 1 is coming back to Africa. On Tuesday, the sport’s owners and the government of Rwanda signed a 10-year agreement to stage the Formula 1 African Grand Prix, presented by Visit Rwanda, at a purpose-built circuit south of the capital, Kigali. The deal was unveiled at […]
REVIEW OF THE SA ECONOMY AND THE UPCOMING MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
October 12 2026 18:00 Guest article by Bashier Adam, Tax Director, Nexia SAB&T Let us start with the numbers that do not make it into the investor roadshow presentations. South Africa’s official unemployment rate reached 33.6% in the second quarter of 2026, its highest level since August 2022, with 8.5-million not having a job. The […]
Getting Price & Paperwork Right for Multi-National Entities
October 12 2026 17:45 This is a guest article by Amy Moutinho, Tax Advisor, Nexia SAB&T For businesses operating across borders, the critical question is not simply whether a related-party transaction has a sound commercial rationale. It is whether the business can demonstrate that the terms reflect the arm’s length principle and can substantiate how […]
Joburg’s Likely Result and the Case for an ANC–DA Coalition
October 12 2026 17:30 JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA An opinion piece by Alistair Anderson No party is likely to win Johannesburg outright on 4 November, and the city’s best hope for a stable government might just be a coalition between its two largest parties: the ANC and the DA. That is an uncomfortable idea for many […]
Tongaat Hulett to be delisted after 74 years as fraud case against former executives, including property boss Mike Deighton, drags into 2027
October 12 2026 16:00 KZN, SOUTH AFRICA The JSE will remove Tongaat Hulett from its Main Board on 3 November 2026, ending a 74-year listing for one of South Africa’s best-known companies and confirming that shareholders are unlikely to get anything back. The delisting, announced on 12 October, comes as the criminal case against seven […]
Double-digit dividends, stronger balance sheets and offshore expansion: JSE-listed property groups deliver a standout results season
October 11 2026 10:30 SOUTH AFRICA South Africa’s listed property sector has come through the latest results season in its best shape in years. From the country’s biggest landlords to its offshore-focused counters, the message from the reporting period that ran from late July to early October was remarkably consistent: rental income is growing ahead […]
Gateway celebrates 25 years with new experiences, big birthday wins and a reason to dream
October 9 2026 15:10 DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA Gateway Theatre of Shopping is turning 25, celebrating a quarter century of growth with the people who have been part of its journey as KwaZulu-Natal biggest and most cherished mall, its management said. Since opening on 27 September 2001, Gateway has grown from approximately 118,000m² to around 176,000m², […]
Killarney Mall changes hands
October 9 2026 14:00 picture supplied, Johannesburg, Gauteng The Competition Commission has conditionally approved the R397.5m sale of Killarney Mall, widely regarded as South Africa’s first mall-type shopping centre, by JSE-listed Octodec Investments to AJPG Property 1, the property vehicle of the privately held AJP Group. The Commission announced its decision on Thursday, 8 October […]
Saxony buys Bergview One Stop
October 9 2026 14:00 Harrismith, Free State KwaZulu-Natal property group Saxony Property Holdings has bought Bergview One Stop, the Engen-anchored rest stop and retail hub on the N3 at Harrismith, after the Competition Commission approved the deal without conditions. For generations of motorists, Bergview is the halfway stop between Gauteng and Durban. It is where […]
Cape Town’s unfinished bridges to be completed at last, unlocking 15ha of prime Foreshore land for a new neighbourhood
October 8 2026 16:10 CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA One of Cape Town’s most famous piece of unfinished business is finally set to be completed. Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has unveiled the City’s plans to finish the Foreshore’s incomplete elevated freeways, almost 50 years after construction stopped in 1977. The Foreshore Precinct Project will see the so-called […]