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South African banks raise $322m in debut rescue-debt issue
20th February 2026 South Africa’s biggest lenders raised $322-million in new loss-absorbing debt to comply with a central bank framework designed to ensure failing... →
Black earners expand share of South Africa’s top income bracket
18th February 2026 Rising remuneration among Black South Africans has dramatically changed the racial makeup of the country’s band of middle- and top-income earners... →
Arcelor’s South African assets get approach from steel processors
17th February 2026 South African steel processors have approached the country’s biggest development-finance institution with a proposal to help take control of... →
Steenhuisen warns DA about exiting alliance
16th February 2026 South Africa’s second-largest political party faces some internal pressure to quit the ruling coalition, but doing so would damage its growth... →
Economists see three more South Africa rate cuts, split on when
13th February 2026 The South African Reserve Bank will likely cut interest rates three more times before ending its current easing cycle, according to a survey. Most... →
Crime, job prospects drive rich, skilled South Africans abroad
11th February 2026 Concerns about crime, the future of their children and career prospects have driven more than 1-million rich and well-educated South Africans to... →
South Africa delays hearing of DJ linked to Russia war recruiting
10th February 2026 A South African court postponed the case against a state radio presenter accused of organising the recruitment of people to fight for Russia... →
Goldman expects wave of South Africa deals fuelled by commodities
10th February 2026 Goldman Sachs Group expects a busy year of deals for South Africa as the continent’s largest economy starts to benefit from structural reforms and... →
Cape Town goes private to boost electricity and water supply
6th February 2026 Cape Town will call for tenders to implement several major projects that aim at cutting electricity costs and bolstering water security in South... →
South Africa to raise minimum wage 5%, exceeding expectations
4th February 2026 South Africa will increase the national minimum wage for this year by more than the rate of inflation and exceeding the expectations of businesses... →
MPC member Chris Loewald to leave Reserve Bank
30th January 2026 The head of economic research at South Africa’s central bank is taking early retirement from the institution, reducing the number of voting members... →
South Africa revamps black-empowerment fund proposal, BD says
27th January 2026 South Africa’s government will offer companies new incentives in an initiative to capitalise a fund that will be used to promote Black economic... →
Goldman, Morgan Stanley’s South Africa inflation call undercuts Central Bank
27th January 2026 Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley see room for the South African Reserve Bank to lower its inflation forecast for 2026, as policymakers prepare for... →
South Africa nears fiscal turning point, Treasury chief says
26th January 2026 South Africa’s budget will show government debt stabilising relative to gross domestic product for the first time in almost 20 years, said the head... →
MTN’s Iran troubles deepen with CEO ousted over shutdown delay
23rd January 2026 Africa’s largest telecom company has become embroiled in Iran’s decision to shut down communications during this month’s deadly crackdown on... →
Godongwana plays down big tax changes in South Africa Budget
23rd January 2026 South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana ruled out any major tax changes in next month’s budget and stressed the importance of keeping... →
UK extends $1bn climate-pact guarantee to South Africa
22nd January 2026 The UK and the African Development Bank extended a climate-linked $1-billion debt guarantee to South Africa, saving a $400-million municipal... →
AMSA, IDC reopen deal talks with nonbinding offer for mills
21st January 2026 ArcelorMittal and South Africa’s biggest development finance institution have resumed talks over the potential acquisition of the Luxembourg-based... →
China plants another Africa marker in campaign to globalise yuan
19th January 2026 Zambia is the first African country to let Chinese mining companies pay taxes in yuan. It probably won’t be the last, as Beijing seeks to... →
South Africa’s rand set for longest winning streak since 2002
16th January 2026 South Africa’s rand is on a weekly winning run not seen in more than two decades as elevated precious-metal prices and an improving economic... →
US accuses South Africa of cosying up to Iran with naval drills
16th January 2026 The US criticised South Africa for allowing Iran to participate in naval drills off the coast of Cape Town, after conflicting reports about the... →
South Africa proposes tougher laws to monitor money flows
15th January 2026 South Africa proposed changes to laws that would give the government stronger tools to monitor money flows and impose tougher penalties on those... →
South Africa lauds US trade-pact benefits as Senate vote looms
14th January 2026 South Africa’s government welcomed the approval of a US preferential-trade deal before a key vote in the Senate, where Pretoria has faced... →
South Africa reviews prime rate used to price R6.2tr of credit
12th January 2026 South Africa is reviewing the main reference rate commercial banks use to price trillions of rands of loans to clients. The South African Reserve... →
Macron presses French companies to revive investment in Africa
9th January 2026 President Emmanuel Macron called for a renewed push by French companies and financiers into Africa, arguing that excessive regulation and corporate... →
South Africa hosts Brics naval exercise, risks renewed US ire
8th January 2026 Warships from some members of the Brics group of developing nations gathered in Cape Town waters for a naval exercise that places host South Africa... →
Pop-star-turned-politician Bobi Wine urges Uganda aid freeze ahead of vote
8th January 2026 Uganda’s main opposition leader called for a freeze on foreign funding for President Yoweri Museveni’s administration, saying international support... →
South Africa relaxes laws to salvage firms hit by power costs
7th January 2026 South Africa eased antitrust rules to allow competitors in industries hit by high power costs to cooperate on negotiating cheaper power supply in a... →
Russia recruited South Africans for its war using a gaming app
7th January 2026 Russia targeted South African video gamers as part of a recruitment drive for its war in Ukraine, according to documents involving two men who left... →
Rand rally looks sustainable as volatility nears 25-year low
6th January 2026 Traders are just fine with the rand at its strongest level against the dollar in more than three years, volatility measures show. The South African... →
How BP’s new boss became the most powerful woman in fossil fuels
18th December 2025 Meg O’Neill’s rapid rise to the top of one of the world’s biggest fossil-fuel companies has been unencumbered by doubt. At a moment when oil... →
Lower inflation target set to reshape Rand’s long-term path
18th December 2025 South Africa’s new lower inflation target is giving the rand fresh momentum, with policymakers and analysts agreeing it could curb a long-term... →
Lawmakers seek halt to easing rules for Starlink
15th December 2025 The Parliamentary committee that oversees South Africa’s telecommunications industry called for the withdrawal of a policy directive that would... →
South Africa set for biggest cash-system overhaul in decades
15th December 2025 South Africa’s central bank plans the biggest overhaul of the nation’s cash system in decades, moving to create a cash-management company, roll out... →
South Africa sued over coal plant pollution exemptions
12th December 2025 Environmental Activists sued South Africa’s environment department over its March decision to allow State-owned Eskom to breach emission rules at... →
South African inflation expectations fall toward 3% target
12th December 2025 South African inflation expectations for the next two years fell in the fourth quarter, edging closer to the central bank’s new 3% inflation... →
Most South Africans want empowerment policy ended, study finds
11th December 2025 More than half of South Africans want a key policy aimed at addressing racial inequality scrapped and hiring and promotions to be merit-based,... →
Trump voices disappointment in Zelenskiy as peace talks drag
8th December 2025 President Donald Trump said he’s disappointed in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s handling of a US proposal to end the war that began with... →
South Africa draws surging demand in $3.5bn eurobond sale
5th December 2025 South Africa raised $3.5-billion in a sale of dollar bonds that attracted demand for almost four times that amount, the latest sign of investors... →
McKinsey says recovery from South Africa scandals to take years
4th December 2025 Rebuilding McKinsey & Co.’s reputation in South Africa after it was implicated in state corruption scandals will be a long process, its top... →
Poland to join US-hosted G20 Summit as South Africa is shunned
4th December 2025 The US is inviting Poland to the next Group of 20 Summit — and plans to shun South Africa — when President Donald Trump hosts the forum of the... →
