South Africa's rand weakened early on Thursday against a firmer dollar, as markets awaited information on US tariffs and local investors looked for news on the future of the coalition government.... 

A South African court set aside an R8-billion contract between the State rail operator and a company that’s now a unit of Wabtec Corp for 233 diesel locomotives, part of a long-running crackdown... 

Global growth is projected to slow to 2.3% this year, placing the world economy on a recessionary path owing to mounting threats, including trade policy shocks, financial volatility and a surge in... 

Following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s appointment of former Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas as a special envoy to the US on April 14, public comments made by Jonas in 2020, in which he... 

Business industry body the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (Sacci’s) Business Confidence Index (BCI) increased gradually from a depressed level of 107.8 in May 2024 to a record... 

The sweeping tariffs recently imposed by the US are expected to cause significant damage to the global economy, economists noted during a webinar hosted by Fitch Solutions unit BMI on the impact of... 

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has confirmed a 5.23c/l rise in the fuel price following its decision to grant Transnet a petroleum pipelines tariff increase for 2025/26,... 

South Africa’s two biggest political parties are holding a series of talks to resolve an impasse over the national budget that poses the biggest threat yet to the stability of the country’s ruling... 

To create growth, South Africa needs to invest in infrastructure and infrastructure must be front and centre in the debate over the Budget, says business formation Business Leadership South Africa... 

The Competition Tribunal has confirmed a consent agreement between sunflower seed crusher the Willowton Group and the Competition Commission, ending prolonged litigation between the parties since... 

Localisation policies and incentives for manufacturers must be restored and expanded to shield the South African economy from further de-industrialisation, with the closure of steel producer... 

Ever since allegations of corruption and mismanagement against State-owned entity the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) started to surface late last year, the organisation has been under... 

In a society with catastrophic levels of unemployment, special economic zones (SEZs) could move South Africa beyond its current economic paralysis, says independent policy analysis and advocacy... 

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has filed an answering affidavit opposing a court application by two entities, Black Forum South Africa (BFSA) and Izwi Labantu Forum (ILF),... 

Since the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) hosted its Construction Summit on Crime-Free Construction Sites in November last year and key officials signed the Durban Declaration... 

Global economic growth is expected to be significantly and immediately curtailed as a result of the ongoing US trade actions, global advisory firm Oxford Economics warned in a recent webinar on... 

South Africa's rand weakened early on Thursday against a firmer dollar, as markets awaited information on US tariffs and local investors looked for news on the future of the coalition government.... 

Labour union the United National Transport Union (UNTU) will ballot its members after a conciliation process to resolve a dispute between it and State-owned transport agency Transnet ended without... 

JSE-listed coal and energy group Exxaro Resources and State-owned electricity producer Eskom have announced they will collaborate on research initiatives and projects to reduce carbon emissions and... 

According to audit and assurance firm PwC’s twenty-eighth ‘Annual Global CEO Survey’, 78% of CEOs in sub-Saharan Africa initiated climate-friendly investments in the past five years, and are... 

Following a decline to 48 in the fourth quarter of 2024, the FNB/BER Civil Confidence Index fell by a further three points to 45 in the first quarter of 2025. The index can vary between a maximum... 

Cape Town Air Access, a public-private initiative headed by Western Cape trade, tourism and investment promotion agency Wesgro, has announced that Cape Town International Airport (CTIA) chalked up... 

Tourism promotion agency South African Tourism (SA Tourism) has secured fifty-three bids for international events in the 2024/25 financial year to March 31, 2025, which are expected to generate...