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Tariffs start hitting businesses in South Africa

South African business sentiment deteriorated last month amid subdued business activity and sluggish demand as President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs began taking a toll on exports. Absa Group Ltd.’s Purchasing Managers’ Index, compiled by the Bureau for Economic Research, declined to 49.5 in August, the Johannesburg-based lender said in an emailed statement on Monday. Sam […]

Shutdown of 110-year-old South African company leaves a big hole

110-year-old company Johnson Tiles has ceased operations in South Africa, which has placed JSE-listed Italtile and the larger South African tile industry under pressure. Johnson Tiles was a division of Norcros SA Proprietary Limited, a leading glazed ceramic wall and floor tiles manufacturer, that forms part of the UK-based  Norcros group. It was one of […]

“They left my child for dead” – Mother after gruesome home attack

The parents of 14-year-old Luann Combrinck, a Grade 8 learner at Hoërskool Overkruin, say they are determined to ensure that the four suspects who attacked their son at their home in Wonderboom on Monday are brought to justice. According to his mother, Marisa Combrinck (47), Luann arrived home from school at around 13:45. As usual, he entered […]