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Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

S&P upgrades South Africa for first time in nearly 20 years as reforms gain traction

Aatrayee Chatterjee 16 Nov 2025

Source: Coface.

Economy

Moody's upgrade boosts Cape Town's credit rating close to South Africa’s sovereign level

14 May 2025

Source: Supplied. Wikimedia Commons

Finance

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

Misheck Mutize 27 Jun 2023

Razor launches Public Affairs practice

PR & Communications

Razor launches Public Affairs practice

Issued by M&C Saatchi Abel 22 Feb 2023

Economy

South Africa's fiscal deficits declining "faster than expected" - S&P Global

Mfuneko Toyana 4 Jun 2021

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni

Markets & Investment

SA moves further into junk status

23 Nov 2020

Central bank (in the background) can no longer perform its function of being the lender of last resort. Shutterstock

Economy

Zimbabwe wants to raise money through a sovereign bond. Why this is ill-advised

Misheck Mutize 11 Aug 2020

South Africa’s finance minister Tito Mboweni says the IMF loan will limit the country’s economic vulnerabilities which have been exacerbated by Covid-19. Gallo Images/Brenton Geach

Economy

The IMF's $4bn loan for South Africa: the pros, cons and potential pitfalls

Danny Bradlow 29 Jul 2020

The street market at Mont-Bouët in Libreville, Gabon. The country was one of 10 on the continent downgraded this year. Getty Images

Economy

Why downgrading countries in a time of crisis is an exceptionally bad idea

Misheck Mutize 4 May 2020

Christelle Colman

Insurance & Actuarial

3 questions to manage your insurance in lockdown

20 Apr 2020

Markets & Investment

Uncertainty is the enemy - SA downgraded to junk status

Shawn Phillips 3 Apr 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Markets & Investment

South Africa in for another up-and-down year

13 Feb 2020

Land Bank implosion, Moody's downgrade sparks setback for SA agriculture

Agribusiness

Land Bank implosion, Moody's downgrade sparks setback for SA agriculture

22 Jan 2020

Markets & Investment

African countries need to manage the rising power of credit rating agencies

Dr Misheck Mutize 23 Apr 2019

Dan Matjila, CEO: Public Investment Corporation. Photo: African Business Magazine

Markets & Investment

PIC to rethink stakes in state-owned enterprises

2 Nov 2017

Markets & Investment

Fitch: Mining Charter vindicates downgrade

Robert Laing 21 Jun 2017

Redressing inequality in SA through skills development and entrepreneurship

Finance

Redressing inequality in SA through skills development and entrepreneurship

Ryan Ravens 1 Feb 2017

What are the ratings agencies going to do?

Markets & Investment

What are the ratings agencies going to do?

25 Nov 2016

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Aviation

SAA, SA Express merger on the cards

25 Feb 2016

Diversification includes property investments in global markets

Markets & Investment

Diversification includes property investments in global markets

Kelly Hook 17 Sep 2015

Weaker rand and higher CBoT prices lift grains

Agriculture

Weaker rand and higher CBoT prices lift grains

Madeleine van Niekerk 15 Dec 2014

Confidence among graduates slightly down

Management & Leadership

Confidence among graduates slightly down

20 Feb 2013

Insurance & Actuarial

Old Mutual downgraded by Fitch

17 Jan 2013

Finance, Accounting & Banking

ANC may ditch 'prescribed asset classes'

Carol Paton 19 Dec 2012

SA's sound institutional framework will steady country - Gordhan

Administration

SA's sound institutional framework will steady country - Gordhan

26 Oct 2012

Mining

SA's sovereign rating, borrowing costs at risk after mine violence

21 Aug 2012

SA seeks debt clarity under Basel 3 terms

Administration

SA seeks debt clarity under Basel 3 terms

6 Jun 2012

Retail

Fitch awards Zambia B+

4 Mar 2011

Banking & Finance

SA's fiscal policies has reduced public debt, grew economy

15 Jul 2008