The numbers tell a story of two Africas. On one side, a continent grappling with rising debt, climbing borrowing costs, and the relentless pressure of maturing...
The World Health Organization has a message for governments around the world: raising taxes on sugary drinks and alcohol is a good start, but if the...
For the better part of a decade, South Africa’s credit rating has been a national embarrassmenta three-notch-deep junk status that symbolised fiscal decay, political dysfunction, and...
When President Cyril Ramaphosa rose to deliver SONA 2026, the mood in the chamber felt different. Less defensive. More forward-looking. For the first time in years,...
Godongwana sounds alarm on trade war risks as South Africa courts investors in Davos South Africa may be rolling out the welcome mat for investors in...
For nearly two decades, the story of South Africa’s sovereign credit rating has been one of steady decline. A long slide that began in 2017 saw...
South Africa’s national finances have hit a critical juncture. After 15 years of missed targets and fiscal slippage, the country’s debt burden has ballooned to a...
South Africa’s Debt Mountain Casts a Long Shadow Ahead of Mini-Budget South Africans are bracing for another test of the country’s financial resilience as Finance Minister...
The ANC is once again stirring debate over South Africa’s economic future, this time by proposing to broaden the South African Reserve Bank’s mandate to include...
R48.9 Billion Primary Surplus Signals a Turning Point for the Nation’s Finances South Africa has just delivered its first back-to-back primary budget surplus in over a...