

The latest RMB/BER Business Confidence Index for the first quarter of 2026 shows that businesses in South Africa were finally crawling out of the 2020/21 COVID-19 slump—but the US’s war in Iran now risks upending that.
The index rose by a further three points to 47 in the first quarter of 2026, building on the improvement in the fourth quarter of 2025.
The BCI now stands six points above its long-term average and a solid 20 points above the post-COVID low reached in…
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Green Ghost
France: You have two cows. You kill them, throw away everything except the filet mignon, and make cheese with the leftover Pasteurized milk.
Trixie Doodle
I thought I wanted a job, turns out I really just wanted a paycheck