Low savings, shallow markets stymie African leaders' push to mobilise local cash
By: Reuters 25th February 2025 African leaders' push to mobilise domestic sources of cash to help fund billions in sovereign borrowing will face slow progress until low savings... →
Capetonians reach R55m earnings mark in Cash for Power programme
By: Irma Venter 25th February 2025 Cape Town businesses and households have broken through the R55-million earnings mark since the start of the city’s Cash for Power programme in... →
DA urges govt to cut unnecessary expenditure as Budget goes back to drawing board
By: Thabi Shomolekae 25th February 2025 Democratic Alliance spokesperson on Finance Dr Mark Burke told Parliament that South Africa does not have a revenue problem, calling on the... →
Mbalula announces ANC KZN’s new top 6 as party prepares for local elections 
By: Sashnee Moodley 25th February 2025 Following a dismal showing at the polls in the last general election the African National Congress reconfigured its Provincial Task Team in... →
Reserve Bank governor says trade and tax policies pose inflation risks
By: Reuters 25th February 2025 Global trade tensions and a potential value-added tax hike in South Africa could derail two years of slowing inflation, the country's central bank... →
Debt crisis hits new highs in developing nations, relief deal needed, says UN
By: Reuters 25th February 2025 The debt crisis facing the world's poorest economies is reaching new highs and debt servicing is eating up a growing share of revenues at the... →
Disagreements within GNU will not break it – Justice Malala
By: Thabi Shomolekae 25th February 2025 Renowned South African political commentator Justice Malala noted on Tuesday that disagreements within the Government of National Unity will not... →
Egypt rejects displacement of Palestinians, threats to countries' national security
By: Reuters 25th February 2025 Egypt rejects proposals to displace the Palestinian people in order to not "liquidate" the Palestinian cause and to avoid threatening the national... →
EFF wants State-led infrastructure investments as it too rejects Godongwana's revised Budget
By: Sashnee Moodley 25th February 2025 Following the rejection of Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana's revised Budget by Cabinet on Monday, the Economic Freedom Fighters has proposed an... →
Injured SANDF soldiers repatriated from DRC
By: Sashnee Moodley 25th February 2025 The South African National Defence Force said on Tuesday that a group of critically injured soldiers have been repatriated from Goma in the eastern... →
South Africa moots wealth tax in Budget discussions – Reports 
By: Bloomberg 25th February 2025 South African cabinet considered a proposal to introduce a wealth tax when it discussed amendments to last week’s postponed budget, Business Day... →
Russia will not return to the G7, German finance minister says
By: Reuters 25th February 2025 Russia will not be readmitted into the Group of Seven nations as US President Donald Trump has requested, German Finance Minister Joerg Kukies told... →
Loadshedding downgraded to Stage 2
By: Creamer Media Reporter 25th February 2025 Power utility Eskom downgraded loadshedding to Stage 2 from 05:00 on Tuesday, from Stage 4 on Monday. This followed the successful recovery of... →
