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State seeks new remedy in medical negligence claims ebx.sh/4uh2Km

WATCH | COP31: Presidential Climate Commission commissioner Boitumelo Molete speaks on labour interests and country’s just energy transition as debate on future of coal remains in the spotlight. @Sinesipho_LR

Service failures and voter frustration drive new demands for accountability ebx.sh/DUU8hi

WATCH | South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago explains the factors driving persistent inflation and rising food prices.

Standard Bank, Africa's biggest lender by assets, has teamed up with US peer JPMorgan to power its latest payments regime with the latter's blockchain-enabled deposit and digital money services platform, known as Kinexys by J.P. Morgan. tinyurl.com/2cv47frr

There is something particularly shameful about what the ANC has become. Not simply because it has lost another election, but because of the history it inherited and the extraordinary opportunity it has squandered. tinyurl.com/sn655e8w

NEC members view DA as partner of last resort in councils ebx.sh/AaFAlW

Frequent flyers are discovering that loyalty to an airline is worth less than loyalty to its financial services. For example, United Airlines has cut the miles earned by ordinary MileagePlus members without a qualifying card by 40%. At the same time, tinyurl.com/yhf2n9yc

The November 4 local government elections have left Johannesburg and more than 100 other municipalities with hung councils. Could some of them be nursing a political hangover from the poisonous bite of the gerrymander? tinyurl.com/3jz9h6uk

The Council of the Left says it is willing to enter into a coalition with the ANC provided it ditches the DA and the Freedom Front Plus (FF+) from the government of national unity (GNU). It dismissed the DA and the FF+ as "reactionary forces" tinyurl.com/595sb24y

Governor Lesetja Kganyago has warned that bringing inflation back to the South African Reserve Bank's 3% target will take longer than previously anticipated, tinyurl.com/ykhj5jba

Southern African citrus exports undershot preseason forecasts by 4% in 2026 after disruptions in one of its core markets due to the Middle East war - among other impediments - scuppered earlier optimism driven by strong farm yields. tinyurl.com/3u4j2z92

WATCH | South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago weighs in on the fuel levy relief and its implications.

Mining output recorded a fifth straight annual contraction in September, declining by 10.7% compared with a revised 11.7% in August, with iron ore, coal, platinum group metals (PGMs) and diamonds driving the slump. tinyurl.com/2c3cadt2

The ANC has moved to paper over the cracks that were beginning to show after its poor showing in last week's local government elections. tinyurl.com/yzd6juy7

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SPONSORED | Linking sustainability to long-term competitiveness, a new reporting guideline from @BusinessUnitySA and CSIR aims to help companies, particularly smaller enterprises, track and reduce emissions. Listen now. ebx.sh/6Jpyt0

South Africa will introduce its first track-and-trace system next year to curb illicit trade in goods, which costs the economy more than R100bn annually ebx.sh/CWcJLk

The ANC has moved to paper over the cracks that were beginning to show after its poor showing in last week’s local government elections ebx.sh/c4DXhf

Get the latest on market trends, corporate developments, key business decisions and the political forces shaping the economy – all in one place. tinyurl.com/49kjefk9