The rand has strengthened to around R15.99–R16.01 against the US dollar. Global factors a weaker dollar, rising gold and oil moves are behind the shift.
International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola praised the South Africa‑Brazil partnership at the Eighth Joint Commission, calling democracy ‘a work in progress’ and outlining economic and global...
The CDE warns Johannesburg faces mounting infrastructure, financial and political pressures that threaten its role as South Africa’s economic heartland.
Experts call for a national post‑mining economy strategy to prevent poverty, illegal mining and to repurpose mine infrastructure for community use and new industries.
The ANCYL has renewed its call for President Ramaphosa to declare youth unemployment a national disaster after the rate rose to 33.6% in Q2, IOL reports.
July PMI slipped to 46.8 as South Africa's manufacturing showed mixed signs: rising production and orders but below‑neutral activity and lower input price pressures.
Law enforcement seized over R8.1m in illicit cigarettes and raided a suspected ethanol storage site, underscoring losses to the fiscus and threats to jobs and legitimate...
Oil hovered around $90 as Middle East hostilities reignited. Asian markets were mixed after a tech-led sell-off, with South Korea's Kospi rallying on Samsung's profit surge.
Oil jumped after US and Saudi strikes on Iran-backed militants in Iraq; South Korea's Kospi plunged over 11% as chip names including SK hynix and Samsung...
The National Taxi Alliance threatens a province-wide strike in Gauteng on 28 July 2026 over stalled operating licence renewals, potentially lasting seven days.