Diamondback nears $5bn deal to expand drilling in oil-rich Permian Basin

As Tongaat Hulett exits public trading, a reported SAPS probe into the deal meant to save it from liquidation casts further doubt over the company’s prospects.

Pressure on household budgets is hurting Woolworths Food, and failing infrastructure and rising costs are pushing automotive supplier Metair deeper into crisis.

Data-centre backlash is spreading across the US, yet local bans are unlikely to halt AI’s expansion or curb Big Tech’s growing power.

South Africans wagered R1.76-trillion last year, most of it from a phone. The state wants to protect them, tax the operators and, in some quarters, switch the offshore ones off. What it can’t yet do is agree on who gets to flip the switch.