Stats SA reports a 0.2% GDP contraction in Q2 driven by falls in mining, manufacturing and trade; unemployment rises to 33.6% as exports lag imports.
Stocks rose and oil ticked higher after comments from US Fed officials eased fears of a September rate hike, while investors awaited US jobs and inflation...
The 2026 US trustees report warns the Social Security trust fund could be depleted in 2032, cutting benefits. South Africa faces similar pressures from ageing, weak...
Significant petrol and diesel increases take effect Wednesday, Sept 2: petrol up R1.34/l, diesel up to R3.15/l. New coastal and inland retail and wholesale prices listed.
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.