With the world economy on shaky ground and local manufacturing slowing down, South Africa’s once-reliable export engine is starting to sputter and economists are raising red...
As gold prices rise, mines stall—and the economy feels the tremor. In South Africa, mining is more than just hard hats and deep tunnels. It’s the...
We all feel it when prices go up — groceries, fuel, electricity, school fees. But did you know that the way South Africa manages inflation is...
When South Africa’s GDP figures came out this week, many breathed a sigh of cautious relief. The economy grew a modest 0.1% in the first quarter...
It’s the kind of headline that barely makes a ripple, “South Africa’s economy grew by 0.1% in the first quarter of 2025.” But behind that modest...
Despite low inflation, the Reserve Bank keeps interest rates high—and business confidence flat For South African entrepreneurs, homeowners, and investors, the recent 25 basis point interest...
Imagine waking up one day and learning that R4.5 trillion quietly slipped through your country’s fingers. Not stolen in a single scandal, but slowly, painfully eroded...
The heartbeat of South Africa’s economy is pulsing faintly these days. For the seventh month in a row, the country’s manufacturing sector remains in contraction territory,...
In a country where the unemployment rate sits stubbornly above 32%, South Africa’s gambling industry is playing an unexpected hand—helping to solve the job crisis. The...
President Cyril Ramaphosa has strongly rejected claims that South Africa’s Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) policies are hindering economic growth, stating that the real barrier to progress...