Business Day - October 22, 2021

Debt guarantees a hurdle in green deal

Numsa accepts 6% wage offer ‘for sake of workers’

Mswati indicates willingness to talk, says Radebe

RMH rejects two offers for assets

Clicks bets on baby boom

Fidentia fraudster released on parole

Kumba and Sasol count cost of rail

Commission hits back at spy boss

Red-hot Rassie all ready to rumble

Covid-19 drives up mental illness cases

Quantum Foods flags profit hit

Turkish rate-cut rout knocks rand

South Korea’s space age gets under way

Ramsunder on his final results

Mbeki warns ANC against hollow promises

State and business must co-operate, says Mbeki

Zondo inquiry responds to Fraser

Mswati signals willingness to talk Radebe

Debt strings snarl up green deal

Parole for Fidentia fraudster Brown

If the Sadc fails to condemn Mswati, it has no reason to exist

GETTING IT RIGHT

Covid-19 drives hospital admissions up for mental illness in Western Cape

‘South Korea’s space age’ gets under way with a bang and a whimper

California rounds off effort to save small salmon and tribe

Harbi Ali charged with murder of UK MP Amess

SIGNPOST

SIGNPOST

Trump to get back online with his own Truth Social

Lira rout takes off as Turkey slashes rates

Rich states urged to increase climate vows

Protesters amass in Khartoum over military rule

State snooping a rising threat in Africa, warns digital rights group

Bolsonaro unlikely to face charges over Covid approach

Slow vaccine rollout a threat to Sub-Sahara

SA should not be lulled by shiny commodities boom

MultiChoice sees a bad movie replay in Nigerian tax bill

Secret chick persecution

RET faction on the march

From promise to failure

Dumping is the big issue

THE THIRD UMPIRE

Francois Baird YOUR LETTERS:

Clamour for just energy transition is growing louder by the day

From the sacred to the profane: SA’s voting ritual

Steel sector buckling under skewed labour and tariff structures

Offer well-serviced land and title deeds

At last, an adaption of ‘Dune’ to inspire awe

Five things for you to watch this weekend

Unpacking inaccurate notions of Europe

Clicks’ new strategy bets on baby boom

Vikesh Ramsunder joined Clicks as a cashier and bows out as CEO

Kumba and Sasol count the cost of SA’s rail constraints

Omnia may pay special dividend after disposal, says analyst

IronTree deal to give Metrofile muscle

Quantum Foods flags profit hit amid rising feed costs and flu

Vivo steps up its retail fuel rollout in Africa

2 the number of buyout offers Metrofile received recently 70%

$195m

Gazprom’s full tanks may be a relief for gas-hungry Europe

‘Singles’ Day’ starts with record livestream figures for ‘Lipstick Brother’

Twitterati in a froth over names for Facebook’s rumoured rebrand

WeWork’s Adam Neumann back to being a billionaire

Feast or famine for food delivery apps

US Amazon workers want to unionise, and the company does not like it

Despite the package shipment boom, e-commerce unit fails to deliver in France

A market corner isn’t lurking behind every surge in commodity prices

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CHESS

Change in store as 10X switches focus to clients rather than costs

CHESS SOLUTION:

A market corner isn’t lurking behind every surge in commodity prices

Rand hit in Turkish rate-cut rout

CHESS

Kailene is the big worry for Snaith’s stable at Kenilworth

Selections

Selections

Verstappen out to ruin Hamilton’s run in Texas

Man United face stern test against unbeaten Liverpool

Tembo out to outwit his teacher Baxter

Safa hits back at Sundowns

Frei and Stigger dominate on day of struggle and joy

Red-hot Rassie all ready to rumble

Here’s how I rode the Cape Epic, warts and all