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Legislation & Regulation

Deadline extension for comments on draft Capital Flow Management Regulations

3 hours

Digital access alone not enough to unlock SA’s connectivity potential: Minister Malatsi

Technology

Digital access alone not enough to unlock SA’s connectivity potential: Minister Malatsi

14 May 2026

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Finance

South Africa secures $150m loan from Opec Fund

13 May 2026

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Logistics & Transport

Transport budget allocates R31bn to Sanral for national road upgrades

13 May 2026

Source: Reuters.

Finance

South Africa's central bank appoints Makrelov as new chief economist and MPC member

11 May 2026

A broad-based recovery in Logistics sector in Q1 2026

Logistics & Transport

A broad-based recovery in Logistics sector in Q1 2026

Issued by Ctrack 8 May 2026

Source: Supplied | Port of Cape Town Liquid Bulk Precinct

Logistics & Transport

Transnet opens Cape Town liquid bulk terminal bid

7 May 2026

Image source: SANews.gov.za

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

NSFAS placed under administration

5 May 2026

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Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

NSFAS board members step down, triggering governance concerns

30 Apr 2026

The cash flow crisis quietly killing South African small businesses, and the fintech solving it

SMEs

The cash flow crisis quietly killing South African small businesses, and the fintech solving it

Issued by Bridgement 29 Apr 2026

Cars queue at a Shell petrol station in Johannesburg after the government announced reducing its fuel levy for a month to stop fuel prices rising even further. Image credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Coal, Oil & Gas

South Africa extends temporary fuel levy relief amid Iran war

29 Apr 2026

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Remuneration & Payroll

Public servants receive 4% wage increase

28 Apr 2026

Gibs Media Leadership Programme expands AI curriculum as 2026 applications open

Higher Education

Gibs Media Leadership Programme expands AI curriculum as 2026 applications open

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 28 Apr 2026

The new technical agreement between South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), France's Office Français de la Biodiversité (OFB), and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) was signed at the Pretoria National Botanical Garden in South Africa. Image supplied.

Environment & Natural Resources

Sanbi-France collab unlocks funds to bridge biodiversity finance gap

23 Apr 2026

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Education & Training

Businesses invited to comment on release of SA's draft financial education policy

13 Apr 2026

MDDA Board approves 32 community print and broadcast projects for grant funding

Media

MDDA Board approves 32 community print and broadcast projects for grant funding

Issued by Media Development and Diversity Agency 1 Apr 2026

Fuel levy cut offers relief as agriculture flags deeper risks

Agriculture

Fuel levy cut offers relief as agriculture flags deeper risks

1 Apr 2026

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Economy

SA-Tied phase III: Bridging research and policy for Southern Africa's economic growth

26 Mar 2026

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Health & Social Welfare

Sassa announces 2026 grant increases alongside new payment dates

24 Mar 2026

Source: GroundUp/Matthew Hirsch.

Construction & Engineering

Cape Town affordable housing projects inch forward

Matthew Hirsch 19 Mar 2026

Source: Reuters.

Taxation & Regulation

African states hike gambling taxes as addiction soars, and industry fights back

19 Mar 2026

The 2026 Africa SABRE Awards took place on March 17 at The Venue Melrose Arch in South Africa (Image source: © Provoke Media )

PR & Communications

All the 2026 Africa Sabre Awards winners

18 Mar 2026

Most social grant fraud involves officials, not beneficiaries, report says

Health & Social Welfare

Most social grant fraud involves officials, not beneficiaries, report says

Marecia Damons 19 Mar 2026

Small businesses bear the cost of South Africa’s late payment negligence

SMEs

Small businesses bear the cost of South Africa’s late payment negligence

Issued by Business Partners Limited 16 Mar 2026

Archived image: Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela - SANews.gov.za

Higher Education

Delayed Ekurhuleni University construction expected to start in 2029

12 Mar 2026

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Law Practice

Process to appoint 50 additional judges to get underway

6 Mar 2026

Activists criticise social grant “savings”

Health & Social Welfare

Activists criticise social grant “savings”

Marecia Damons 6 Mar 2026

Sustainability Talks podcast series sponsored by RMB – now live

Podcasts

Sustainability Talks podcast series sponsored by RMB – now live

Issued by Broad Media 4 Mar 2026

Eskom's electricity hikes overshadow end of loadshedding

Energy

Eskom's electricity hikes overshadow end of loadshedding

David McDonald 3 Mar 2026

The future of tax compliance

Taxation & Regulation

The future of tax compliance

Issued by SAICA 3 Mar 2026

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Tax Law

Tax policy plot twist: A "Medtronic amendment" that arrived 2 years too late

Nina Keyser 2 Mar 2026

SMEs get tax breathing room as VAT threshold jumps to R2.3m

SMEs

SMEs get tax breathing room as VAT threshold jumps to R2.3m

2 Mar 2026

How the lack of enforcement impacts the National Budget

Economy

How the lack of enforcement impacts the National Budget

Issued by SAICA 27 Feb 2026

South African HIV/Aids research receives R410m injection to offset US funding gap

HIV/AIDS

South African HIV/Aids research receives R410m injection to offset US funding gap

26 Feb 2026

#BudgetSpeech2026: SRD grant unchanged, other Sassa social grants see hike

Health & Social Welfare

#BudgetSpeech2026: SRD grant unchanged, other Sassa social grants see hike

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

#Budget2026: 600 Transalloys jobs at risk if power price cut isn't announced

Energy

#Budget2026: 600 Transalloys jobs at risk if power price cut isn't announced

25 Feb 2026

Call for EV tax overhaul as Budget Speech looms

Fuel & Energy

Call for EV tax overhaul as Budget Speech looms

24 Feb 2026

Source: Banking Association of South Africa. Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana.

Budget Speech

#Budget2026: The Minister of Finance’s pivotal decision ahead

24 Feb 2026

Source: Reuters. South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana.

Banking

2026 Budget Speech: Will South Africans get the tax relief they need?

23 Feb 2026

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Legislation & Regulation

Deadline for comments on anti-money laundering draft bill extended

20 Feb 2026

Rand Water gets more Vaal River access to fix Gauteng water supply

Food, Water & Energy Security

Rand Water gets more Vaal River access to fix Gauteng water supply

20 Feb 2026

Doctors complain about choice of equipment at Gauteng hospital as thousands await cancer scans

Public Health

Doctors complain about choice of equipment at Gauteng hospital as thousands await cancer scans

Chris Bateman and Raymond Joseph 19 Feb 2026

Is online gaming leaving your grocery basket bare?

Research

Is online gaming leaving your grocery basket bare?

Nicola Allen 16 Feb 2026

Regulatory updates and industry news - February 2026

Financial Services

Regulatory updates and industry news - February 2026

Issued by Ambledown 16 Feb 2026

The Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled that damages for future medical expenses in state medical negligence cases must be paid as a lump sum and not through the provision of treatment at public hospitals. Photo: Ben Bezuidenhout via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Medical Law

SCA rules medical negligence damages must be paid as lump sum

Tania Broughton 13 Feb 2026

#Sona2026: President announces crisis committee to tackle SA's water challenges

Food, Water & Energy Security

#Sona2026: President announces crisis committee to tackle SA's water challenges

13 Feb 2026

Sassa suspends 70,000 grant payments in crackdown

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa suspends 70,000 grant payments in crackdown

Marecia Damons 6 Feb 2026