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Households owe most of R416bn in municipal debt as collections fall short

Local retail sales rise 5.1% year on year in April

Local retail sales rise 5.1% year on year in April

Beef, oils, and vegetables lead rise in food costs despite stable inflation

Beef, oils, and vegetables lead rise in food costs despite stable inflation

Local retail sales rise 5.1% year on year in April

Local retail sales rise 5.1% year on year in April

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Beef, oils, and vegetables lead rise in food costs despite stable inflation

Beef, oils, and vegetables lead rise in food costs despite stable inflation

18 Jun 2025

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Source: Reuters.

US Vice President Harris promises greater investment for Africa

Cooper Inveen and Edward McAllister 27 Mar 2023

Ghana's power producers urge government to pay $1.4bn debt

Ghana's power producers urge government to pay $1.4bn debt

Christian Akorlie 24 Mar 2023

US Fed delivers small rate hike amid global banking turmoil

US Fed delivers small rate hike amid global banking turmoil

Howard Schneider, Yoruk Bahceli and Akriti Sharma 23 Mar 2023

Source: Reuters/Esa Alexander

South Africa's Q1 consumer confidence plunges as power crisis weighs

Radhika Anilkumar 23 Mar 2023

Source: Reuters.

EFF national shutdown: It's not business as usual

Katja Hamilton 20 Mar 2023

Source: Reuters.

SA to call it a wrap on current hikes with last 25 bps on 30 March

Vuyani Ndaba 20 Mar 2023

Source: Reuters.

As banking fears mount oil slumps $5/bbl

Arathy Somasekhar 15 Mar 2023

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa responds to National Assembly members' questions in parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, 3 November 2022. Reuters/Esa Alexander/File Photo

Public Protector's preliminary Phala Phala report clears Ramaphosa of wrongdoing

Queenin Masuabi 13 Mar 2023

New tax incentives are a welcome boost to solar in SA, but do they go far enough?

New tax incentives are a welcome boost to solar in SA, but do they go far enough?

Matthew Cruise 13 Mar 2023

Source: GIBS Business School. Chairman of the new Resource Mobilisaton Fund.

Introducing the new Resource Mobilisation Fund

Katja Hamilton 9 Mar 2023

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South African women more at risk of becoming indebted than men

8 Mar 2023

Source: Daily Pioneer.

Rand extends losses as sharper-than-expected Q4 GDP contraction signals start of deep recession

Ed Stoddard 8 Mar 2023

Source: Reuters. Paul Mashatile is President Cyril Ramaphosa's second in command.

The Big Reshuffle: Can SA's new national executive save the day?

Katja Hamilton 7 Mar 2023

Source: Supplied. Harriet Heymans, group financial director, Sasfin Holdings Limited.

Sasfin Bank has seen strong growth in business loans and income

6 Mar 2023

#Sopa2023: Northern Cape premier flags energy, infrastructure development as provincial priorities

#Sopa2023: Northern Cape premier flags energy, infrastructure development as provincial priorities

6 Mar 2023

A person holds a new 1000 naira note as the Central Bank of Nigeria releases the notes to the public through the banks in Abuja, Nigeria, 15 December 2022. Reuters / Afolabi Sotunde / File Photo

Nigerian court extends old banknotes to end-2023 amid cash shortage

Camillus Eboh 3 Mar 2023

Source: Reuters/James Oatway

SA factory activity slumps in Feb on record load shedding - Absa PMI

Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo 1 Mar 2023

Social grant recipients stand in a queue outside a post office, as joblessness takes its toll in Meadowlands, a suburb of Soweto, South Africa, 24 February 2022. Reuters / Siphiwe Sibeko

Unemployment drops again after year of job gains

Promit Mukherjee 28 Feb 2023

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Inaugural Made in the Cape expo set to ramp up Western Cape exports

27 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied. Elzahne Henn, director and head of private clients at Mazars in South Africa.

#Budget2023: No wealth tax, but trustees beware

Elzahne Henn 24 Feb 2023

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SA's minimum hourly wage increase applauded

24 Feb 2023

#Budget2023: Investors welcome Eskom debt relief plan

#Budget2023: Investors welcome Eskom debt relief plan

Rachel Savage 23 Feb 2023

Multibillion rand boost for township economy

Multibillion rand boost for township economy

22 Feb 2023

#Sopa2023: Gauteng commits R1.2bn towards energy security in the province

#Sopa2023: Gauteng commits R1.2bn towards energy security in the province

22 Feb 2023

Source: Vaughan David, chief executive officer of of FNB Cash Investments Business.

What SMEs can expect from the Budget Speech

21 Feb 2023

Source: Reuters.Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres speaks as he receives the University of Lisbon 2020 prize, in Lisbon, Portugal, January 5, 2023.

Debt-laden African countries charged 'extortionate' rates, UN chief says

Dawit Endeshaw 20 Feb 2023

Source: Western Cape Government

#Sopa2023: Winde hits road running with R1bn commitment to energy resilience in WCape

Katja Hamilton 16 Feb 2023

Source: Reuters.

South Africa's January inflation slows to 6.9% y/y, as forecast

15 Feb 2023

Source: Reuters. A person holds a new 1000 Naira note as the Central Bank of Nigeria releases the notes to the public through the banks in Abuja, Nigeria.

Nigeria's plan to ditch old banknotes leads to chaos

15 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied. Jeff Miller, founder of Twelve B Green Energy Fund.

South Africans can now get tax breaks for investing in renewable energy

15 Feb 2023

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