Rand slipped in early trade on Thursday

Farmers told Reuters this week that the delays have drained their operating funds.

Traders placed a series of bets worth $430 million on a drop in crude prices just 15 minutes before United States (US) President Donald Trump ​said he would extend a ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday.

World Creativity and Innovation Day is prompting renewed debate about the role creativity can play in shaping societies and economies, especially as uncertainty, technological disruption and overlapping global crises force governments and businesses to rethink long‑held assumptions.

Calls to shut down South Africa’s (SA) Department of Small Business Development are intensifying, with critics arguing that the department has failed to deliver meaningful support to small enterprises amid a tough economic climate.