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Source: Wikimedia Commons. African Union Headquarters; Addis Ababa.

Finance

African Union to launch African credit rating agency in October, adviser says

Duncan Miriri 51 minutes

Growthpoint Properties achieves record-low pricing on R1.8bn oversubscribed bond issuance

Residential Property

Growthpoint Properties achieves record-low pricing on R1.8bn oversubscribed bond issuance

Issued by Catchwords 8 Jun 2026

Source: Supplied. Estienne de Klerk, SA chief executive officer of Growthpoint Properties.

Property Development

Growthpoint Properties bond issue attracts strong support from 26 investors

8 Jun 2026

Source: Pexels.

Markets & Investment

Fitch upgrades South Africa’s credit rating after nearly two decades

8 Jun 2026

Emira delivers 4.1% full-year income growth for shareholders

Markets & Investment

Emira delivers 4.1% full-year income growth for shareholders

Issued by Catchwords 29 May 2026

Source: Supplied. Jatin Kasan, Forvis Mazars audit partner – financial services.

Finance

No crisis, but a turning point: The impact of Moody’s exit

Jatin Kasan 13 May 2026

Transforming township economies: The digital future of SA's SME retailers

Informal Retailing

Transforming township economies: The digital future of SA's SME retailers

26 Feb 2026

Will there be a “B” in the budget?

Budget Speech

Will there be a “B” in the budget?

Issued by SAICA 25 Feb 2026

Source: GCIS. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana.

Budget Speech

#Budget2026: Major tax breaks announced - what you need to know

Katja Hamilton 25 Feb 2026

Source: Reuters.

Banking

Afreximbank severs ties with Fitch in dispute over rating cut

Duncan Miriri 26 Jan 2026

Source: Pexels.

Data & Analytics

Why smart investors demand digital reporting in private equity deals

Johan Marais and Wiehann Olivier 23 Dec 2025

Source: The Banking Association of South Africa.

Finance

South Africa continues economic growth drive with rate reduction

21 Nov 2025

One of the keynote conversations at Bloomberg's inaugural Africa Business Summit featured Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola (Image supplied)

Media

EXCLUSIVE: Bloomberg reflects on the inaugural Africa Business Summit

19 Nov 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Groups blast lack of progress on debt issues during South Africa's G20 presidency

Andrea Shalal 14 Oct 2025

Afreximbank launches African Trade Report 2025

Research

Afreximbank launches African Trade Report 2025

27 Jun 2025

Emira delivers exceptional full-year results

Markets & Investment

Emira delivers exceptional full-year results

Issued by Catchwords 29 May 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

African credit ratings can absorb aid cuts and trade strains, Fitch says

10 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters. Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana.

Taxation & Regulation

VAT increase versus spending cuts: South Africa’s budget dilemma explained

28 Feb 2025

Source: G20 South Africa - @g20org

Finance

South Africa makes historic leap as first African nation to head the G20

Katja Hamilton 3 Dec 2024

Banking

Commerzbank CEO vows to block UniCredit takeover

10 Oct 2024

After loadshedding: Why freedom from the grid remains imperative

Energy

After loadshedding: Why freedom from the grid remains imperative

Forbes Padayachee, Issued by Yellow Door Energy 2 Sep 2024

Economy

African countries can’t resolve their debt crisis under a system rigged against them

Carlos Lopes 6 May 2024

Growthpoint Properties issues R1bn 10-year bond

Property

Growthpoint Properties issues R1bn 10-year bond

Issued by Catchwords 12 Feb 2024

Source: Reuters.

Banking

'Brics bank' looks to local currencies as Russia sanctions bite

Rachel Savage and Brenda Goh 11 Aug 2023

Source: Supplied. Wikimedia Commons

Finance

Africa needs its own credit rating agency: here's how it could work

Misheck Mutize 27 Jun 2023

What homeowners should note before taking advantage of Airbnb Rooms

Residential Property

What homeowners should note before taking advantage of Airbnb Rooms

24 May 2023

Source: Reuters.

Banking

Relief over Credit Suisse deal crumbles as focus shifts to bond risks

Stefania Spezzati 20 Mar 2023

Razor launches Public Affairs practice

PR & Communications

Razor launches Public Affairs practice

Issued by M+C Saatchi Abel 22 Feb 2023

Ghana to default on most external debt as economic crisis worsens

Economy

Ghana to default on most external debt as economic crisis worsens

Christian Akorlie and Cooper Inveen 20 Dec 2022

Cape Town rings in #TourismMonth with several initiatives for locals

Tourism & Travel

Cape Town rings in #TourismMonth with several initiatives for locals

Robin Fredericks 12 Sep 2022

Experian and NSBC partner to help South African SMEs improve their financial health

SMEs

Experian and NSBC partner to help South African SMEs improve their financial health

Issued by NSBC.Africa 26 Jan 2022

Source: ©Getty Images

Medical Aid

Merger between Bonitas & Nedgroup Medical Aid Scheme approved

18 Nov 2021

Source: Free-Photos via

Agriculture

How prepaid electricity sub-meters can assist farmers with farm dwellings electrification

Zachariya Lockhat 28 Oct 2021

South Africa's troubled power utility is being reset: CEO sets out how

Infrastructure & Utilities

South Africa's troubled power utility is being reset: CEO sets out how

Anton Eberhard 17 Sep 2021

How IPPs can be effectively leveraged in the African power generation landscape

Energy

How IPPs can be effectively leveraged in the African power generation landscape

Shamilah Grimwood-Norley 15 Sep 2021

Eskom outlines plan to arrest spiral in outstanding municipal debt

Infrastructure & Utilities

Eskom outlines plan to arrest spiral in outstanding municipal debt

2 Sep 2021

Source: ©Franco Volpato

Economy

Credit ratings are punishing poorer countries for investing more in healthcare during the pandemic

Ramya Vijaya 17 Aug 2021

Carmen Nel, economist and macro strategist, Matrix Fund Managers

Economy

The real impact of the unrest on SA's economy

Carmen Nel 27 Jul 2021

Job seekers stand outside a construction site ahead of the release of the unemployment numbers by Statistics South Africa, in Eikenhof, south of Johannesburg, South Africa, June 23, 2020. Reuter/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Economy

South Africa's weak growth could fuel socioeconomic tensions - Moody's

Mfuneko Toyana 19 May 2021

Why Ghana doesn't get the full value of its cocoa beans - and how this could change

Agro-processing

Why Ghana doesn't get the full value of its cocoa beans - and how this could change

Sophie Van Huellen 3 May 2021

Qualified Buyer's Certificate: What is it and do you need one?

Residential Property

Qualified Buyer's Certificate: What is it and do you need one?

31 Mar 2021

#StartupStory: Planet42 aims to solve 'transport inequality'

#StartupStory

#StartupStory: Planet42 aims to solve 'transport inequality'

Evan-Lee Courie 11 Mar 2021

Economy

Ratings agencies not convinced about SA's economic recovery plan - expect further downgrades

Paul Marais 27 Nov 2020

Is the PIE Act applicable in the case of homestay rentals?

Markets & Investment

Is the PIE Act applicable in the case of homestay rentals?

13 Oct 2020

Covid-19 lays bare impact of inequality, historical privilege

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Covid-19 lays bare impact of inequality, historical privilege

Steve Nicholls 30 Jul 2020

IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva and World Bank group president David Malpass have offered debt relief to developing countries.

Economy

Why African countries are reluctant to take up Covid-19 debt relief

Misheck Mutize 30 Jul 2020

Noblesfontein Wind Farm. Image Azari Group

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

SA joins global trend of refinancing IPPs

17 Jul 2020

Bernard Sacks, tax partner, Mazars

Budget Speech

What - a Budget in June?

Bernard Sacks 18 Jun 2020

Investment titans continue to get serious about ESG

Sustainability

Investment titans continue to get serious about ESG

4 Jun 2020

The economic impact of Covid-19

Economy

The economic impact of Covid-19

Issued by SAICA 4 May 2020