https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/861.html South Africa news 15 Economy news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/861.html en-us Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:26:54 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sa-youth-a-generation-balancing-ambition-with-financial-reality-620821a Drawing on insights from the spending, saving and borrowing habits of Standard Bank and Liberty customers under 35, the second edition of Standard Bank's Youth Barometer reveals a generation balancing ambition with financial reality. 1-269861 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:28:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Economy South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/south-african-retailers-face-growing-short-interest-and-squeeze-risk-519600a When the trade is as crowded as the bear case, the question stops being who’s right on fundamentals and starts being who can get out first. 1-269786 Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:09:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Economy South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/johannesburg-other-municipalities-face-funding-freeze-over-high-spending-842983a South Africa's National Treasury will withhold funding from Johannesburg and dozens of other municipalities for at least a month over persistent and serious non-compliance with financial management regulations, officials said on Wednesday, 8 July 2026. 1-269719 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Economy South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sas-finance-minister-urges-data-led-fix-for-youth-unemployment-953094a The Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, has called for a data-driven, evidence-based approach to tackling South Africa’s youth unemployment challenge. 1-269714 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:56:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Economy South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/can-corporate-volunteering-help-solve-sas-youth-unemployment-crisis-519990a Discovery recently hosted a strategic dialogue at its head office in Sandton, Johannesburg. Held in partnership with the International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE), the meeting, Force for Good: Corporate Volunteering to Catalyse Youth Futures, focused on how corporate volunteering can become a coordinated and scalable force for youth employability in South Africa. 1-269606 Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:49:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Economy South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/global-food-prices-edge-lower-in-june-says-fao-953424a Global food commodity prices edged lower in June as declining cereal, sugar and dairy prices offset increases in vegetable oils and meat, while the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) maintained a positive outlook for global cereal production despite growing El Niño risks. 1-269594 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 13:24:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Economy South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/what-the-middle-east-conflict-means-for-eastern-and-southern-african-economies-620131a The North-West University (NWU), in partnership with the Eastern and Southern African Management Institute (ESAMI), will host a joint webinar examining how the ongoing conflict in the Middle East is reshaping the economic reality at the macro-level across the region. 1-269551 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 14:01:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Economy South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/south-african-manufacturing-sentiment-worsens-in-june-absa-pmi-shows-408969a South African manufacturing sentiment deteriorated in June as weaker demand weighed on new orders, though lower oil prices boosted confidence about future business conditions, a purchasing managers' index (PMI) survey showed on Wednesday, 1 July 2026. 1-269535 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:05:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Economy South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/south-african-inflation-expectations-jump-in-second-quarter-on-oil-price-shock-842733a South African inflation expectations rose sharply in the second quarter of 2026, a survey showed on Tuesday, 30 June 2026 as the oil-price shock triggered by the Iran war made analysts, business people and trade unions all raise their forecasts. 1-269489 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:25:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Economy South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/amid-june-30-protests-can-south-africas-infrastructure-keep-pace-with-migration-pressures-842763a Against the backdrop of today's nationwide anti-illegal immigration march and intensifying public debate over migration policy, Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke has called for discussions to be guided by evidence rather than rhetoric, underscoring the importance of reliable data in separating perception from measurable population trends. 1-269449 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:29:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Economy South Africa