South Africa’s economy pulled off a rare positive surprise in the second quarter of 2025, with GDP growing by 0.8% quarter-on-quarter, well ahead of economist forecasts....
Emerging Economies Push Back Against Protectionism In a virtual gathering of the 11-member BRICS bloc, leaders of emerging economies voiced sharp criticism of the United States’...
A province under pressure KwaZulu-Natal has weathered more than its fair share of storms, literally and figuratively. From devastating floods and the Covid-19 pandemic to rolling...
291,000 Jobs Vanish: The Human Toll of SA’s Economic “Vicious Circle” The numbers are so vast they risk becoming abstract. But for the nearly 300,000 South...
A sobering third quarter South Africa’s fragile economy has taken another knock. The RMB/BER Business Confidence Index slipped in the third quarter of 2025, settling at...
A shock exit from Rosebank South Africa is bracing for another corporate exit as Nielsen, the global leader in audience measurement and media analytics, confirmed it...
The Standout Statistic In the latest Africa Wealth Report 2025, Johannesburg reclaimed its title as the richest city on the continent, with the ultra-affluent district of...
A short-lived recovery fades The flicker of hope South Africa’s manufacturing sector showed in July has quickly dimmed. According to the latest Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index...
When South Africans talk about financial stress, the focus often falls on middle-income households trying to stretch their salaries across bills, food, and rising costs. But...
South Africans are reeling after the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) approved Eskom’s request to raise electricity tariffs even higher than expected, thanks to...