Lower U.S. interest rates? The could-have-beens hurt

Lower U.S. interest rates? The could-have-beens hurt

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell looks on, on the day he testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on “The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress,” on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 25, 2025. Kevin Mohatt | Reuters It’s the what-could-have-beens that hurt the most. The childhood…

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Vodacom-Maziv deal would hurt competition in SA, says tribunal

Vodacom-Maziv deal would hurt competition in SA, says tribunal

The merger would have united SA’s largest mobile network operator with a key player in fibre infrastructure. The Competition Tribunal has concluded that the proposed R14 billion merger between Vodacom and Maziv “cannot be justified on substantial public interest grounds”. Yesterday, the competition watchdog provided the public version of the reasons why it prohibited the…

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