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Economy

Budget 2026: Any surprises — or more of the same?

17 Feb 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Yen sinks to 18-month low on election speculation

Gregor Stuart Hunter 14 Jan 2026

Markets & Investment

US, Japan, and Eurozone's central banks diverge in rate policies

Izak Odendaal 4 Nov 2025

Source: Supplied.

Markets & Investment

FATF delisting breathes life into South African property market

30 Oct 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Global debt hits record of nearly $338tn, says IIF

Canan Sevgili 26 Sep 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Sweden to increase military spending to 3.5% of GDP by 2030 after Ukraine conflict

17 Apr 2025

Source: © World Finance The Minerals Council of SA, responding to the Budget Speech delivered on 12 March, says the full potential of mining needs to be unlocked to prevent additional tax rises in coming years

Mining

#Budget2025: Unlocking mining's full potential could reshape South Africa's economy

13 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied. Palesa Mokomele, head of Community Engagement and Communications at DKMS Africa.

Healthcare

Budget cuts loom: Can the private sector save SA's public health system?

21 Feb 2025

Energy

Eskom forecasts profit and operational turnaround

Lindsey Schutters 20 Dec 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Trump policies may cause an initial global and US economic downturn

14 Nov 2024

A fisherman walks toward his boat during low tide, in Maputo, 28 September 2010. Reuters/ Goran Tomasevic/File Photo

Corporate & Commercial Law

Mozambique wins UK lawsuit against Privinvest over 'tuna bond' scandal

Sam Tobin 30 Jul 2024

SA wine industry charts path forward at inaugural summit

Agriculture

SA wine industry charts path forward at inaugural summit

27 May 2024

Banking

Basel III shifts South African banks' lending focus

17 May 2024

Jeff Ryan, MD for AWCape, an award-winning Platinum Sage Business Partner

Management & Leadership

#BudgetSpeech2024: Tough choices, limited resources

Jeff Ryan 23 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied. Jurgen Eckmann, wealth manager at Consult by Momentum.

Budget Speech

Tax hike risk: Don’t do it, Mr Finance Minister!

Jurgen Eckmann 19 Feb 2024

Budget Speech

Budget 2024: Mixed expectations in an election year

George Herman 19 Feb 2024

Corporate & Commercial Law

Credit Suisse ends 'tuna bond' dispute with shipbuilder Privinvest

Sam Tobin and Manuel Mucari 8 Nov 2023

#MTBPS: Mining sector profits and tax revenue hit by SOE failure

Markets & Investment

#MTBPS: Mining sector profits and tax revenue hit by SOE failure

Lindsey Schutters 2 Nov 2023

Source: Reuters.

Economy

#MTBPS: South Africa's fiscal crisis: Rising debt and urgent reforms unveiled

Katja Hamilton 1 Nov 2023

Image source: Rabia Elif Aksoy –

Corporate & Commercial Law

Mozambique drops part of 'tuna bonds' claim against shipbuilder Privinvest

Sam Tobin and Kirstin Ridley 5 Oct 2023

Source: Reuters. A view shows an ecoguard walking on a path in the Arboretum Raponda Walker during a press visit of this protected forest aera on the eve of the opening of the One Forest Summit in Libreville, Gabon, February 28, 2023.

Banking

Gabon launches tender for Africa's first debt-for-nature swap

Marc Jones and Rachel Savage 26 Jul 2023

Oil prices fall, set for fourth weekly drop, as demand fears weigh

Coal, Oil & Gas

Oil prices fall, set for fourth weekly drop, as demand fears weigh

Yuka Obayashi and Andrew Hayley 12 May 2023

Why the concern over a world full of debt?

Markets & Investment

Why the concern over a world full of debt?

Adriaan Pask 24 Mar 2023

Source: iStock.

Budget Speech

#Budget2023: Fresh billions in debt relief for Eskom announced

Katja Hamilton 22 Feb 2023

Source: Reuters. President Cyril Ramaphosa delivering his Sona address in parliament.

Economy

#Sona2023: The state of the rand

Andre Cilliers 10 Feb 2023

Image source: © Andriy Popov –

Remuneration & Payroll

Annual increases: Can employers afford to give raises this year?

6 Feb 2023

A tough year ahead for commercial property - key themes to look out for in 2023

Trends

A tough year ahead for commercial property - key themes to look out for in 2023

John Loos 24 Jan 2023

Markets & Investment

Dollar on the back foot as China recovery hopes rise

Andre Cilliers 23 Jan 2023

France, Germany grant SA €600m JET concessional financing

Sustainability

France, Germany grant SA €600m JET concessional financing

10 Nov 2022

Minister Godongwana game-plan under scrutiny at Regent Business School

Higher Education

Minister Godongwana game-plan under scrutiny at Regent Business School

Issued by Regent Business School 8 Mar 2022

Budget Speech

#BudgetSpeech2022: "Realistic" budget won't deliver enough economic growth

25 Feb 2022

SONA and the Budget Speech in the eyes of a manufacturer

Design & Manufacturing

SONA and the Budget Speech in the eyes of a manufacturer

Nadia Rawjee 22 Feb 2022

Source: REUTERS

Economy

Fitch revises South Africa's outlook to 'stable' on economic recovery

17 Dec 2021

MTBPS: Building confidence and stimulating growth is key

Markets & Investment

MTBPS: Building confidence and stimulating growth is key

Dr Andrew Golding 12 Nov 2021

Source: ©Anke van Wyk

Economy

Eskom failure to keep the lights on dims the rand

10 Nov 2021

Employability: Shift the paradigm; do the work; change the destiny

Skills Development & Training

Employability: Shift the paradigm; do the work; change the destiny

Dr Rudi Kimmie, Issued by TSIBA 9 Nov 2021

Source: ©pedrosek

Economy

Cyclical revenue performance will be short-lived

2 Nov 2021

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Financial Services

South Africa ranks 31st out of 43 in the Global Pension Index

21 Oct 2021

Pump-primer in chief, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. EPA

Banking

Jackson Hole: the world's central bankers have plenty to discuss after such an expensive pandemic

Alan Shipman 30 Aug 2021

Covid-19 pandemic has triggered a rise in hunger in South Africa

Food, Water & Energy Security

Covid-19 pandemic has triggered a rise in hunger in South Africa

Servaas van der Berg and Leila Patel 23 Jul 2021

Source: ©evrenkalinbacak

Markets & Investment

Inflation: a concern or opportunity?

Herman van Velze & Kobus Nell 5 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

SA's CEOs optimistic about global economic growth

Research

SA's CEOs optimistic about global economic growth

18 Mar 2021

Chris Hattingh, deputy director, Free Market Foundation

Economy

"Power to the people" means economic freedom, not state paternalism

Chris Hattingh 10 Mar 2021

Lightstone shares 3 national house price scenarios for 2021

Residential Property

Lightstone shares 3 national house price scenarios for 2021

8 Mar 2021

Residential Property

Lightstone shares 3 house price scenarios for 2021

Issued by 8 Mar 2021

South Africa finally on board the corporate rates reduction train

Taxation & Regulation

South Africa finally on board the corporate rates reduction train

26 Feb 2021

#BudgetSpeech2021: Tax relief, further fiscal consolidation welcomed

Markets & Investment

#BudgetSpeech2021: Tax relief, further fiscal consolidation welcomed

Dr Andrew Golding 25 Feb 2021

Finance minister, Tito Mboweni. Image:

Budget Speech

#BudgetSpeech2021: Mboweni delivers a few glimmers of optimism, but there are risks

25 Feb 2021