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Unemployment creeps upward in Q3

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From Black Friday to 'Janu-Worry': Festive trading season tests retailers and households

10 Nov 2026

Source: Reuters.

Africa's corporate debt markets remain shallow, OECD says

10 Nov 2026

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#LGE2026: Coalition negotiations will shape South Africa’s municipal economic outlook

Katja Hamilton 6 Nov 2026

Global food prices fall in October as sugar rises

Global food prices fall in October as sugar rises

6 Nov 2026

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Africa and Caribbean could unlock $1.65bn in annual trade by 2030

6 Nov 2026

Source: Reuters.

South Africa's Treasury says GDP rebasing has improved key fiscal metrics

Kopano Gumbi 5 Nov 2026

NIQ Consumer Outlook for 2027: SA consumer economy becomes more polarised as inflation bites harder

NIQ Consumer Outlook for 2027: SA consumer economy becomes more polarised as inflation bites harder

NielsenIQ 29 Oct 2026

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#LGE2026: Stable coalitions could unlock Gauteng’s economic potential, analysts say

29 Oct 2026

Source: Reuters.

South Africa risks return to money-laundering grey list

Colleen Goko 28 Oct 2026

AI is changing retail faster than the payments industry thinks

AI is changing retail faster than the payments industry thinks

Wayne Steppe 27 Oct 2026

Source: Reuters.

Moody's says South Africa's budget update is credit positive

27 Oct 2026

Pick n Pay has announced its interim financial results for the 26 weeks ended 30 August 2026. Pick n Pay CEO Sean Summers (pictured) says, “We have put the fundamentals in place, and they are delivering, despite the constrained trading environment" (Image supplied)

Pick n Pay interim results show progress, despite constrained trading conditions

26 Oct 2026

Source: Ammodo Architecture.

eThekwini invests R260m in informal trading infrastructure

26 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied.

Government and business launch new push to unlock growth and jobs

23 Oct 2026

Source: Western Cape Department of Infrastructure. The R227.2m N9/N12 currently being upgraded which aims to improve road safety and create local economic opportunities.

#2026 Medium-Term Budget: R200bn infrastructure pipeline must unlock youth employment

Katja Hamilton 22 Oct 2026

Being the change. Why category leadership matters at KAP

Being the change. Why category leadership matters at KAP

KAP 21 Oct 2026

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The hidden cost of retirement: when pensioners become the family safety net

21 Oct 2026

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Cape Town’s housing boom: How long before locals are priced out?

19 Oct 2026

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When government fails to pay: The human and economic cost of unpaid contractors

Sharné Zimri 19 Oct 2026

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As inflation climbs, South Africa’s economic outlook hangs in the balance

16 Oct 2026

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Incentives drive JSE Top 200 executive pay increases, PwC report reveals

16 Oct 2026

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SA land-reform tensions mount as UK overtakes US in Western Cape export rankings

Katja Hamilton 15 Oct 2026

Source: GCISS. SA President, Cyril Ramaphosa.

Free State targets industrial revival with R120bn investment drive

14 Oct 2026

Source: Reuters. Nigeria's Minister of Finance and Co-ordinating Minister of the Economy Taiwo Oyedele attends a G24 press briefing at the IMF/World Bank 2026 Annual Meetings at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) in Bangkok, Thailand, 13 October, 2026.

Growing debt burden poses significant risk to developing nations, G24 chair says

Rae Wee 13 Oct 2026

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Key ConCourt ruling clarifies motor sector provident fund calculations

12 Oct 2026

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South Africans urged to rethink household costs as easy savings dry up

12 Oct 2026

Workers are seen underground at a mine near Pretoria. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

100,000 new jobs by 2035: Mining sector aims to add R65bn to SA’s GDP

Maroefah Smith 8 Oct 2026

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Fuel prices may stay high after the war ends, warns SA Reserve Bank

7 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied. Dr Tara Polzer Ngwato, Director: Systems and Partnerships at Social Impact Insights Africa.

#EXCLUSIVE: South Africa cannot afford to mistake stagnation for stability

Dr Tara Polzer Ngwato 6 Oct 2026

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