South Africa is heading toward a fiscal cliff, and the numbers paint a sobering picture. To stabilise its ballooning debt burden—currently approaching 80% of GDP—South Africa...
Deputy President Paul Mashatile has raised alarms over the rise in global trade barriers, warning that the ripple effects could further hurt South Africa’s economy and...
South Africa’s unemployment rate has climbed back to where it stood a year ago — 32.9% — following the loss of 291,000 jobs in the first...
South Africa’s notoriously volatile currency, the rand, is enjoying its longest winning streak of 2025 — and analysts are pointing to renewed optimism around global trade...
President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged South African businesses to take a bold, leading role in driving industrial transformation across the African continent. In his weekly letter...
South Africa’s manufacturing sector is in decline and with it, jobs are disappearing. In response to alarming new data from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), both...
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), launched in 2021, is more than a policy shift—it’s a transformative moment. It brings together 54 nations to create...
Rising military tensions between India and Pakistan have set off alarm bells well beyond South Asia, with analysts warning that the ripple effects could impact South...
South Africa’s municipalities are deep in the 2025/2026 Integrated Development Plan (IDP) season—and with local elections just a year away, the pressure is on to deliver...
President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa’s slow economic growth is being held back by deep-rooted structural and regulatory inefficiencies — but reforms are on the horizon....