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Jacob Webster is a Business Day reporter specialising in companies and news.

Northam Platinum CEO Paul Dunne. Picture:
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Record chrome sales at N Cape mine turn PGM heads

Ramp-up of Eland mine in Northern Cape drives 17% surge in chrome concentrate output

Aspen chair Kuseni Dlamini. Picture: FINANCIAL MAIL/RUSSELL ROBERTS
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Sunny start to EC drug giant’s new era

Ben Kruger to succeed long-time incumbent Kuseni Dlamini as the pharma group eyes new opportunities

A combine grain harvester gathers wheat at the Aktyk farm outside Astana September 10, 2013. Kazakhstan, Central Asia's largest grain producer, has threshed to date 10.4 million tonnes of grain from 8.77 million hectares, or 55.6 percent of the sown area, the Agriculture Ministry said on Wednesday. Picture taken September 10, 2013.  REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov  (KAZAKHSTAN - Tags: AGRICULTURE BUSINESS)
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SA’s wheat farmers weigh production cuts as Iran war bites

Any increase in the price of bread will be felt by poorer households, says KAL Group

Workers on duty underground during the visit by  members of the media to  Sibanye-Stillwater's Khuseleka  mine  in Rustenburg. File photo.
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Sibanye’s earnings jump fivefold

Sibanye-Stillwater is one of the world’s biggest winners of the precious metal rally

Stats SA’s data shows a meagre (0.2%) rise in non-agricultural jobs between September and December. Picture:
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Factories weigh on Q4 job numbers

Sectors suffer 24,000 job losses as factories and builders struggle, says Stats SA

The Iran war “could trigger a worst-case economic scenario that might remind us of the Covid-19 lockdown period”, says independent economist Elize Kruger.

Iran conflict threatens SA economy with fuel price surge

PayInc sounds alarm bells over significant economic downturn in the wake of mounting Middle East conflict

Weak domestic and external demand weigh on Absa’s PMI for February. Picture: supplied
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PMI reality check for factories

Demand remains weak while Iranian conflict threatens to push up costs

Minister of finance Enoch Godongwana at the podium during the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement at Good Hope Chamber in parliament on November 12 2025 in Cape Town. (Photo by Gallo Images/Jeffrey Abrahams)

Revenue overrun opens door to tax relief at 2026 Budget, says PayInc

Sars estimated previously that bracket creep would rake in R15.5bn in additional tax revenue in FY26

President Cyril Ramaphosa and finance minister Enoch Godongwana.
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Revenue overrun sets stage for rosy Budget speech

Treasury eyes revenue boost amid record commodity prices, with spending in check

Unemployed job seekers line a street waiting for casual employment. File photo
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Fresh data offers post-Sona reality check

This week’s key data releases include Q4 unemployment, retail sales and CPI

Mining minister Gwede Mantashe speaks at the Investing in African Mining Indaba conference, in Cape Town, February 9 2026.
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It’s a deferment, not a BEE U-turn, says Mantashe

The minister backtracked on a proposal to place BEE requirements on prospecting rights in June

Minerals Council South Africa presents its State of the Mining Nation at the 2026 Mining Indaba. Picture: Business Day
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Vandalism the villain in Transnet’s comeback story

CEO Mzila Mthenjane hopes opening lines to private operators means the worst is over

Attention turns to the last mining and manufacturing data for 2025.
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Mining and factory data wraps 2025

December’s production figures will offer insight into fourth-quarter GDP dynamics

Finance minister Enoch Godongwana.
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Soaring metals boost SA ’s fiscal hopes

The rise in precious metals has lifted investor confidence and firms' share prices

Paul Dunne, CEO of Northam Platinum. PICTURE: Freddy Mavunda
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Confidence in Northam climbs as Eland upgrade pays off

Eland mine reported 45% first-half production growth after concentrator upgrades