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General dealers and clothing retailers lift South Africa retail sales 2.3% in May

General dealers and clothing retailers lift South Africa retail sales 2.3% in May

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From WhatsApp to queues and 350k reviews: Sassa to save R1.5bn

4 hours

Electricity pylons are seen at the Kusile coal-fired station of South African utility Eskom, as the company's ageing coal-fired plants cause frequent power outages, in Delmas, in the Mpumalanga province, South Africa, 17 January 2023. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

AI could lift sub-Saharan Africa economy 4% if power, internet improve, IMF says

Colleen Goko 6 hours

Jack Scott-King, Max Coleman, and James Clark, co-founders of SOTRU (Image supplied)

Addressing fraud: Holistic infrastructure for trusted business communication

3 hours

The second edition of Standard Bank's Youth Barometer shows that South Africa's youth have not lowered their ambitions. They are adapting to a new reality where the path to independence, stability and opportunity is more complex (Image source: © 123rf )

SA's youth: A generation balancing ambition with financial reality

14 Jul 2026

South African retailers face growing short interest and squeeze risk

South African retailers face growing short interest and squeeze risk

Casey Sprake 10 Jul 2026

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Johannesburg, other municipalities face funding freeze over high spending

Kopano Gumbi 8 Jul 2026

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SA’s finance minister urges data-led fix for youth unemployment

8 Jul 2026

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Can corporate volunteering help solve SA’s youth unemployment crisis?

6 Jul 2026

Global food prices edge lower in June, says FAO

Global food prices edge lower in June, says FAO

3 Jul 2026

Jacques de Jongh

What the Middle East conflict means for Eastern and Southern African Economies

North-West University (NWU) 2 Jul 2026

Source: Reuters/Esa Alexander. Workers interact while working on the production line at the factory of Khayelitsha Cookies, a Cape Town biscuit maker, in Cape Town, South Africa, 11 May, 2026.

South African manufacturing sentiment worsens in June, Absa PMI shows

Nilutpal Timsina 2 Jul 2026

Source: Reuters.

South African inflation expectations jump in second quarter on oil price shock

1 Jul 2026

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