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\n\n\n\nNew Pick n Pay stores:<\/strong> Pick n Pay is testing a new type of convenience store format, Pick n Pay Go, in South Africa, following an initial launch in partnership with Vivo Energy in Botswana. The stores aim to offer shoppers on-the-go access to everyday essentials. Unlike Botswana, where Pick n Pay Go operates at petrol forecourts, the new pilot will be in high-traffic urban locations. [Business Times<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nNHI battle incoming:<\/strong> President Cyril Ramaphosa is lining up to speak at the Constitutional Court over the National Health Insurance (NHI) bill, which he believes<\/span> will redress South Africa’s unequal healthcare system. The opposition to the case is led by the Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF), which argues that South Africa lacks the funds. The matter will be before the court from the 5th to the 7th of May 2026. [Sunday Times<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nEskom CEO thanks private power suppliers<\/strong>: Eskom CEO Dan Marokane says that the utility appreciates any power generation that has contributed to the stability of the electricity grid, with no load shedding expected in winter. However, the CEO did say that Eskom will remain the cornerstone of South Africa’s energy security in the future. [MyBroadband<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nAnglo American close to sale<\/strong>: Anglo American, whose roots trace back to South Africa, has three potential buyers for its Australian steelmaking coal business, including Stanmore Resources, Mitsubishi, and PT Buma Internasional. This comes after Peabody walked away from a $3.8 billion pact to buy the business last year after a fire at the Moranbah North mine, which roughly halved the deal\u2019s value. [Bloomberg<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nWage hike for government employees<\/strong>: The Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) announced a 4% pay hike for public servants, effective 1 April 2026. The 4% increase follows a 5.5% increase in 2025\/26, with the increase for 2027\/28 based on the same CPI-projected rate as this year, limited to the same 4%-6% range. [BusinessTech<\/a>] <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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New Pick n Pay stores:<\/strong> Pick n Pay is testing a new type of convenience store format, Pick n Pay Go, in South Africa, following an initial launch in partnership with Vivo Energy in Botswana. The stores aim to offer shoppers on-the-go access to everyday essentials. Unlike Botswana, where Pick n Pay Go operates at petrol forecourts, the new pilot will be in high-traffic urban locations. [Business Times<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n NHI battle incoming:<\/strong> President Cyril Ramaphosa is lining up to speak at the Constitutional Court over the National Health Insurance (NHI) bill, which he believes<\/span> will redress South Africa’s unequal healthcare system. The opposition to the case is led by the Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF), which argues that South Africa lacks the funds. The matter will be before the court from the 5th to the 7th of May 2026. [Sunday Times<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Eskom CEO thanks private power suppliers<\/strong>: Eskom CEO Dan Marokane says that the utility appreciates any power generation that has contributed to the stability of the electricity grid, with no load shedding expected in winter. However, the CEO did say that Eskom will remain the cornerstone of South Africa’s energy security in the future. [MyBroadband<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Anglo American close to sale<\/strong>: Anglo American, whose roots trace back to South Africa, has three potential buyers for its Australian steelmaking coal business, including Stanmore Resources, Mitsubishi, and PT Buma Internasional. This comes after Peabody walked away from a $3.8 billion pact to buy the business last year after a fire at the Moranbah North mine, which roughly halved the deal\u2019s value. [Bloomberg<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wage hike for government employees<\/strong>: The Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) announced a 4% pay hike for public servants, effective 1 April 2026. The 4% increase follows a 5.5% increase in 2025\/26, with the increase for 2027\/28 based on the same CPI-projected rate as this year, limited to the same 4%-6% range. [BusinessTech<\/a>] <\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are five important things happening in South Africa on Saturday, 26 April 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":95,"featured_media":856823,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20398],"tags":[16632],"class_list":["post-858483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-5-things","tag-5-things"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/95"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=858483"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858483\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":858490,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858483\/revisions\/858490"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/856823"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=858483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=858483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=858483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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