Bizskoops - 9 July 2026

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South Africa will present its case to the United States Trade Representative this week, while the World Bank has recommended that the country extend its 15% corporate tax rate to all Special Economic Zones.
We continue our discussion with political and trend analyst JP Landman on South Africa’s struggling municipal system, while Professor Waldo Krugell takes a closer look at the economics behind the price of a rugby ticket.
In international business news, Samsung Electronics expects its operating profit to increase almost 19-fold, while on the local front, Dis-Chem founders Ivan and Lynette Saltzman have sold company shares worth more than R9 million.
We conclude our conversation with Erica Liebenberg of JustMoney, who shares important advice on what to consider before trying to earn an income by working online.
9 Jul English South Africa Business News · Business

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