Khulekani Magubane Financial reporter

Khulekani Magubane is a financial reporter for Business Times, covering Parliament and the political economy. He is also an author of several fiction books.

Khulekani Magubane Financial reporter
Unemployment rate rises in Q1 of 2024 — Stats SA

Stats SA has announced that the official unemployment rate grew from 32.1% to 32.9% in the first quarter of 2024, with the unemployment rate ...

Khulekani Magubane Financial reporter
SMME funders call for thorough info as greylist delays loan approvals

Geddes advises entrepreneurs to choose a simple business structure over complexity that makes it hard for lenders to understand the details of a loan

Khulekani Magubane Financial reporter
Load-shedding relief ‘not a political plot’

Energy Council of South Africa CEO James Mackay has slammed suggestions that the suspension of loadshedding for over a month now is due to political ...

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Land Bank seeks new crop of black insurance assessors

After successfully running its first agriculture insurance assessor training programme, the Land Bank Insurance Company is aiming to transform the ...

Khulekani Magubane Financial reporter
Share ownership in companies for workers vital for economic development: Patel

Minister of trade, industry, and competition Ebrahim Patel said on Monday the textile sector was vital to South Africa’s economy and job creation, ...

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Global online retailers in Patel's sights

The government is on a mission to confront global online retail platforms that use tariff loopholes in South Africa to undermine locally-produced ...

Khulekani Magubane Financial reporter
Party funding disclosure ‘the best thing since the constitution’

At last, South Africans now know who is bankrolling their politicians — though some parties remain suspiciously quiet about donations.

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DA call to scrap Competition Act’s public interest clauses

The DA wants the public interest provisions in South Africa's competition law repealed, saying it is being used by the government to politicise ...

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Green property ‘will attract foreign investment to Africa’

Decarbonising the retail property sector on the continent over time will make African markets more appealing for foreign direct investment, says ...

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No economic adviser, no problem, says Presidency

Economic recovery plan ‘on track’ despite failure to replace Ramaphosa's adviser.