South Africa’s formal job market showed a slight improvement in the last quarter of 2023, with key sectors like trade, transport, and electricity helping to offset...
South Africans earning more than R20,000 per month are facing a severe financial crisis, with confidence levels crashing to alarming lows. The latest FNB/BER Consumer Confidence Index...
South Africa could be on the verge of misallocating billions of rands in public funds, warns Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busi Mavuso. The concern...
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has reached a historic milestone, with the All Share Index surpassing 90,000 points for the first time. The surge, driven by...
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is set to keep interest rates unchanged at 7.5% as it monitors global economic shifts, including the impact of US...
South Africa’s trade relationship with the United States is at a critical juncture. Growing tensions between the two nations under President Donald Trump’s administration could push...
Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) was introduced in South Africa to address the economic inequalities entrenched by apartheid. A key component of this policy is the BEE...
South Africa’s corporate tax base is shockingly narrow, with just 1,051 companies contributing 72.3% of all corporate income tax. This small group of businesses plays a...
South Africa’s mining and manufacturing industries—once the backbone of the economy—are facing an unprecedented decline. Load-shedding, policy instability, and declining business confidence have crippled these key...
The Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) has raised serious concerns over the country’s future in the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a crucial...