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Urgent action needed on vehicle industry, broader economic reform showing mixed progress – Mavuso
2nd February 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

As cheap imports flood the local car market, the government is urged to make “life and death decisions” for the sector – one of the most important parts of the South African industrial base. In her... 


South African rand weakens ahead of manufacturing data, car sales data
2nd February 2026 By: Reuters

The South African rand weakened in early trade on Monday, pressured by a firmer US dollar as investors weighed what the Federal Reserve might look like under US President Donald Trump's reported... 


AMSA flags sharply narrower losses for 2025
30th January 2026 By: Darren Parker

AMSA flags sharply narrower losses for 2025 Steelmaker ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) expects its losses for the year ended December 31, 2025, to narrow significantly. 


Agri SA warns some incoming policy, law changes are impracticable
30th January 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

As government advances various pieces of legislation and policy on land, labour, natural resources, rural safety and trade, industry body Agri SA calls in its ‘2026 Policy Outlook’ for a renewed... 


BFAP says consumers can expect some easing in food inflation this year
30th January 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

South Africa’s food inflation increased by 4.4% year-on-year in December, while consumer price inflation (CPI) increased by 3.6% year-on-year. The food categories with the highest inflation in... 


Nersa registered 147 new power generation facilities in the Dec quarter
30th January 2026 By: Darren Parker

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) registered 147 new electricity generation facilities in the quarter ended December 31 – the third quarter of the 2025/26 financial year –... 


Mathe to leave SANEDI after appointment as TIA CE
30th January 2026 By: Darren Parker

Dr Titus Mathe will step down as South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI) CEO on March 31 after being appointed as the new Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) CEO, SANEDI... 


TIA joins, invests in Innovation Agencies in Africa Network
30th January 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), an entity of the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), has joined as one of the founding members of the Innovation Agencies in Africa... 


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Budget

Govt to require 2% of housing grants to go to innovative building technologies
21st January 2026

The Department of Human Settlements (DHS) will require provinces and metropolitan municipalities to allocate at least 2% of their 2026/27 housing grants to innovative building technologies (IBTs),... 


Godongwana invites concise suggestions on 2026 Budget
20th January 2026

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has invited suggestions on the 2026 Budget ahead of him presenting it in Parliament on February 25. The Budget allocation aims to strike a balance between... 


Absa CIB arranged Treasury’s R11.8bn infrastructure bond
10th December 2025

Absa Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) acted as sole lead arranger and infrastructure finance structuring agent for the National Treasury’s R11.8-billion Infrastructure and Development Finance... 


Competition Policy

Competition Commission welcomes ConCourt’s dismissal of Takata application to review competition ruling
20th January 2026

The Competition Commission has welcomed the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) order, handed down in December 2025, in which it dismissed, with costs, automotive parts company Takata South Africa’s... 


Illicit economy is eroding legitimate economy, Mavuso warns
19th January 2026

The illicit economy is killing jobs, Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busisiwe Mavuso has said, citing the recent announcement by British American Tobacco (BAT) that it will shut its... 


Prime rate framework defended amid Competition Commission scrutiny
16th January 2026

The Banking Association South Africa (BASA) has defended South Africa’s long-standing prime interest rate framework, saying the fixed spread between the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) repurchase... 


Labour

Dam raising project to improve water yield, economic growth
12th December 2025

The R6-billion Clanwilliam Dam project, which is expected to be completed in 2029, was visited in early September by Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina, who oversaw the progress of the... 


CoCT water projects to benefit several communities
12th December 2025

To help to deliver 300-million additional litres of drinking water to residents through its New Water Programme, the City of Cape Town (CoCT) is progressing several water projects, including the... 


NUM again rejects Eskom’s unbundling, says privatisation will lead to unaffordable energy for the poor
11th December 2025

Trade union the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has again stated that it rejects the unbundling of State-owned Eskom in any form. It says the policy of separating Eskom into various entities,... 


Legislative Environment

Agri SA warns some incoming policy, law changes are impracticable
30th January 2026

As government advances various pieces of legislation and policy on land, labour, natural resources, rural safety and trade, industry body Agri SA calls in its ‘2026 Policy Outlook’ for a renewed... 


Nersa registered 147 new power generation facilities in the Dec quarter
30th January 2026

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) registered 147 new electricity generation facilities in the quarter ended December 31 – the third quarter of the 2025/26 financial year –... 


Mathe to leave SANEDI after appointment as TIA CE
30th January 2026

Dr Titus Mathe will step down as South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI) CEO on March 31 after being appointed as the new Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) CEO, SANEDI... 


Macro & Micro

Ramaphosa says record number of tourists a vote of confidence in South African brand
2nd February 2026

The record number of tourists in South Africa in 2025 is a vote of confidence in South Africa’s brand appeal, said President Cyril Ramaphosa, as he revealed that government was increasing... 


Energy security, infrastructure development crucial for sustained investment momentum in SA – Nedbank report
2nd February 2026

The Presidency’s Project Management Office head Rudi Dicks said on Monday that South Africa’s reform agenda is progressing, supporting the prospect of higher growth from 2026 onwards. Speaking... 


South African rand weakens ahead of manufacturing data, car sales data
2nd February 2026

The South African rand weakened in early trade on Monday, pressured by a firmer US dollar as investors weighed what the Federal Reserve might look like under US President Donald Trump's reported... 


State Companies

Operation Vulindlela again lists Eskom’s restructuring as a reform area ‘facing significant challenges’
30th January 2026

The latest update on progress being made in implementing the structural reforms that have been prioritised under Operation Vulindlela has again identified Eskom’s restructuring as a reform area... 


Eskom ups wage hike offer in ongoing union talks
30th January 2026

State-owned power utility Eskom has raised its salary increase offer to trade unions to 5.5% from the 3.5% it proposed last year, a document seen by Reuters showed, though it remains well below... 


SANEDI, DUT advance green hydrogen collaboration with HySA tour
29th January 2026

The South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI) facilitated a tour for the Durban University of Technology (DUT) to the Hydrogen South Africa (HySA) Infrastructure on January 20... 


Statistical Releases

Frontier economies’ investment growth has halved – World Bank
21st January 2026

Frontier market economies - a cluster of 56 mostly middle-income economies - have on average achieved less than half the rate of investment growth per person in the 2020s than the rate achieved in... 


Only 30% of CEOs confident about revenue growth in the next year – survey
20th January 2026

Audit and assurance firm PwC's ‘2026 Global CEO Survey’ shows that only three in ten, or 30% of, CEOs say they are confident about revenue growth over the next 12 months, which is down from 38% in... 


Strong issuance in South Africa’s debt capital market continued in fourth quarter of 2025
19th January 2026

Strong issuance in South Africa’s debt capital market continued in the fourth quarter of 2025, with about R50-billion of gross term issuance recorded, amid strong demand and spread compression,... 


Tourism

Fund established to rebuild Kruger National Park – Aucamp
22nd January 2026

The Kruger National Park cannot rebuild without help and a well-coordinated, rapid response is needed, with national parks agency South African National Parks (SANParks) estimating the damage to... 


Mozambique President cancels Davos trip due to severe floods
19th January 2026

Mozambique's President Daniel Chapo has cancelled his trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos this week due to severe floods that have damaged infrastructure and affected hundreds of thousands of... 


Sector builds momentum amid global shifts
16th January 2026

South Africa’s business events industry is strengthening its position as a preferred host for major African and international gatherings as several advantages continue to set the country apart,... 


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