South Africa is heading into the 2026 State of the Nation Address with a rare thing on the table: a bit of breathing room. After years...
Tonight, President Cyril Ramaphosa will stand before the nation and deliver the 2026 State of the Nation Address (SONA). For a segment of South Africa, it...
For the first time in South Africa’s history, the national minimum wage has breached the R30 mark. From March 1, 2026, the floor will be set...
Ask a room of South Africans what it means to be middle class, and you’ll get a dozen different answers. Is it owning a car? Saving...
A win that felt like hope When Eddie* placed a R30 bet on a soccer game years ago, he wasn’t chasing luxury or thrills. He was...
A comment that hit a raw nerve Few issues cut as deeply in South Africa as unemployment. So when ANC national chairperson Gwede Mantashe suggested that...
This week, the world’s business elite descends on Johannesburg for the B20 summit, and South Africa is ready to tell a story. It’s a tale of...
Here’s the painful paradox of South Africa today: our nation produces enough food to feed itself and export to others, yet millions of our people go...
Here’s a economic puzzle for you: the numbers say the average South African’s take-home pay is going up, yet the collective mood around kitchen tables and...
Is South Africa’s BEE Failing the Majority? Economists and DA Say Yes South Africa’s Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) policies have long been touted as a tool...