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South Africa inflation forecast hits 4% as oil prices surge

38 minutes

'Keep an open mind': Q&A with 2025 Innovation champion Johan Coetzee

'Keep an open mind': Q&A with 2025 Innovation champion Johan Coetzee

Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry 3 hours

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South Africa’s economic hub could plunge into darkness over Eskom debt

5 hours

Source: Reuters.

South Africa's unemployment rate rises in first quarter

12 May 2026

FAO food price index rises for third straight month

FAO food price index rises for third straight month

11 May 2026

The CSIR’s 2024 power generation statistics found that the power Eskom sells to South Africans is more than three times as expensive, on average, as what new wind and solar can deliver (R1.95 per kWh vs 50-60 cents per kWh). Above: Eskom’s Lethabo power station in the Free State. Photo: Simisa Bearbeitung (Auschnitt, Farben): Pechristener via

The Israel/US-Iran war is hitting South Africa hard – our oil dependency is why

Jo-Anne Smetherham and Yanga Malotana 8 May 2026

SA’s entry‑level office jobs face massive AI risk, Old Mutual warns

SA’s entry‑level office jobs face massive AI risk, Old Mutual warns

7 May 2026

Real-time data could bridge South Africa’s retail divide

Real-time data could bridge South Africa’s retail divide

Jed da Silva 7 May 2026

Transparency, not funding, is the missing link in SA's township economy

Transparency, not funding, is the missing link in SA's township economy

6 May 2026

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Inflation edges up, but bigger price pressures still loom for South Africa

Katja Hamilton 24 Apr 2026

South Africa’s municipal crisis is moving to the urban edge

South Africa’s municipal crisis is moving to the urban edge

Prof Joseph Sekhampu, North-West University (NWU) 24 Apr 2026

10 factors reshaping SA’s online retail economy in 2026

10 factors reshaping SA’s online retail economy in 2026

Jason Sive 22 Apr 2026

Source: Reuters.

South African inflation picks up to 3.1% y/y in March, as expected

Sfundo Parakozov 22 Apr 2026

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