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Four years after South Africa auctioned off more spectrum partly to help bring data prices down, Icasa is asking whether South Africans can actually afford to get online. Meanwhile, Hilton is opening its first hotel in Zimbabwe, with a South African developer behind the project. Plus, Sun International is entering retrenchment talks, questions are being asked about foot-and-mouth vaccine pricing, Tesla’s Cybercab is under investigation, and Bell Equipment has found an unlikely boost from America’s AI boom.

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A South African gold mine abandoned more than a decade ago is coming back to life, as record gold prices make Sibanye-Stillwater’s old Burnstone project worth another look. Meanwhile, online shopping is expected to reach 10% of South Africa’s retail market for the first time. Plus, the Competition Commission is questioning the gap between farm and supermarket prices, Implats is handing billions back to investors, Capitec gets a second listing, and Oura is heading for the stock market.

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On today’s episode of Coffee with Christian, we talk about the importance of being proactive, and how easy it is to spend your days simply reacting to whatever happens around you. From your business and career to your relationships, health and everything in between, I get into how a simple daily list can help you take back some control, make more deliberate decisions, and ultimately change the direction you’re heading in.

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Tiger Brands wants to grow its network of pavement bread stands from more than 800 to 3,000, creating thousands of small selling opportunities while finding new ways to get Albany bread into South African households. Meanwhile, Discovery Bank has finally turned a full-year profit after billions spent building it - but the bank itself may only be part of the plan. Plus, Aspen makes more money without growing sales, Woolworths puts R10 million behind WList, Cashbuild is running out of places to expand, and medical schemes make the case for compulsory membership.

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Business Bagel’s CEO's Corner series sits down with the CEOs of JSE-listed companies around the release of their financial results, for a quick conversation about the numbers, the business behind them, and what comes next.For our first episode, Christian Maidman sits down with Sasol CEO Simon Baloyi for 15 minutes to unpack the company’s latest financial performance and some of the biggest questions facing the business.And yes, this is very much episode 1. There’s plenty we’ll learn and improve as the series develops, but you have to start somewhere. A big thank you to Simon and the Sasol team for giving us the opportunity to do exactly that. Let’s see where this goes.

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DStv looks to be preparing a dedicated sports package, potentially giving South Africans a new way to pay specifically for the sport they want to watch. Meanwhile, Shoprite delivered another huge year, with Sixty60 adding a record R6.6 billion in new sales. Plus, Motus is cashing in on South Africa’s appetite for Chinese cars, Apple has a new CEO, and Goldman Sachs thinks South Africa could regain its investment-grade credit rating by 2028.

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Shoprite is buying Vida e Caffè, giving South Africa’s biggest retailer roughly 400 coffee shops across 8 African countries as it pushes further beyond supermarkets. Meanwhile, higher oil prices helped Sasol deliver its best production year in 5 years, but shareholders are still getting no dividend. Plus, petrol and diesel prices are jumping, Eskom’s finance chief is retiring, and South Africa’s trade surplus is growing.

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A charity is testing what happens when you give thousands of people in one Malawian district roughly a year’s worth of household spending money, with no conditions attached. Meanwhile, Eskom has made R30.3 billion in profit but is still owed R119 billion by municipalities. Plus, Scooters Pizza is making a comeback, Cape Town businesses say regulation is holding back growth, and Meta has settled its case over children’s social media use.

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South Africa’s Paramount is pushing deeper into NATO markets, building armoured vehicles in Ukraine and expanding production in Europe as defence spending surges across the alliance. Meanwhile, South Africa’s gold and platinum miners just had their best month in at least 20 years, Labat Africa has been suspended from the JSE after failing to pay its first-ever dividend, and Koeberg is producing no electricity.

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On today’s episode of Coffee with Christian, we talk about the importance of being proactive, and how easy it is to spend your days simply reacting to whatever happens around you. I get into the role a simple daily list can play in changing that, the difference between being proactive and reactive in different areas of your life, and how small decisions made deliberately can completely change where you end up.

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