The fifty-sixth Annual Meeting of international organisation the World Economic Forum (WEF), to be held in Davos, Switzerland, from January 19 to 23, is expected to attract record levels of... 

The EU has removed South Africa from its list of High-Risk Third Country Jurisdictions, the National Treasury says, welcoming the removal alongside those of five other African countries, namely... 

Cyber-enabled fraud has become a pervasive global threat, which also underscores the growing societal and economic impact of fraud as it spreads across regions and sectors. Geopolitical... 

The OPEC Fund for International Development (OPEC Fund) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group have signed an amendment to their memorandum of understanding, to strengthen their cooperation... 

The Global Cooperation Barometer 2026, developed by international finance organisation the World Economic Forum (WEF) and management consulting firm McKinsey & Company, reveals that strong... 

Business-led nonprofit platform Business Against Crime South Africa (BACSA) has appointed advocate Anton du Plessis as strategy and performance executive head and CEO-designate, and Martin Kingston... 

International financial institution the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced that IMF African department (AFR) director Abebe (Abe) Aemro Selassie intends to retire on May 1. “As AFR... 

JSE-listed insurance company OUTsurance has been approved for a secondary listing on A2X Markets. OUTsurance shares will be available for trade on A2X from January 14. "For the past 28 years,... 

Financial services provider Standard Bank has reported that it has delivered a comprehensive $285-million debt and equity financing solution, which it says will “alter the landscape” of Nigerian... 

Financial information, analytics and market intelligence company S&P Global’s South Africa Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) ended 2025 in its weakest position for the year. The headline PMI dropped... 

The 1 300 km Lobito Atlantic Railway connecting the Port of Lobito on Angola’s Atlantic coast to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) border to strengthen regional integration and improve access... 

As executive mobility between roles and organisations accelerates globally, CEO succession in South Africa has slowed significantly since the Covid-19 pandemic, placing renewed pressure on... 

JSE-listed real estate investment trust Attacq has appointed Peter de Villiers as interim CFO, with effect from February 1. This follows the November announcement that current CFO Raj Nana has... 

The UK-funded technical climate assistance programme Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) South Africa has launched a fourth call for proposals for low-carbon businesses seeking investment for... 

Blended finance to support projects that reduce greenhouse-gas emissions or reduce the risks from future climate-related events is transitional in nature, a panel of investment and development... 

Investment companies Mergence Investment Managers and Creation Capital have incorporated a new special purpose vehicle called Sustent Holdings, which has made an offer to buy JSE-listed renewable... 

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... 

Strategy consulting business PwC Strategy&, in its December ‘South Africa Economic Outlook’ report, says South Africa’s real GDP per capita declined by a cumulative 4.2% over the past ten years.... 

In an update of its performance for the 11 months to November 30, JSE-listed logistics services company Grindrod says the average price of dry-bulk mining commodities decreased by 12% when compared... 

The Merafong City local municipality, in Gauteng, has become the third municipality in South Africa to sign a distribution agency agreement (DAA) with State-owned utility Eskom, marking a major... 

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has lowered its forecast for global sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production for this year, stating that government mandates in the EU and the... 

The National Treasury has successfully raised nearly R11.8-billion through South Africa’s inaugural Infrastructure and Development Finance Bond, marking a major step in financing priority public... 

Professional services company Turner & Townsend will acquire Johannesburg-headquartered specialist real estate project management and construction solutions consulting firm Profica. This strategic... 

JSE-listed packaging company Nampak increased its revenue for the financial year ended September 30, by 8% year-on-year, while trading profit increased by 26% and trading margin improved to 12.3%... 

Venture capital fund Five35 Ventures has secured an anchor investment from economic development organisation the Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA) Mauritius Foundation, which also... 

Following thorough investigations of a range of options for the separation of New Zealand-based infrastructure construction company McConnell Dowell, JSE-listed construction and engineering company... 

Collaboration, not only among financial institutions, but also among sectors that provide digital services, is the most effective means of combating the growth of financial scamming taking place in... 

Developing countries paid out $741-billion more in principal and interest on their external debt than they received in new financing between 2022 and 2024 – the largest gap in at least 50 years,... 

PwC has appointed PwC South Africa governing board and PwC Africa governance board chairperson Anastacia Tshesane as the new PwC South Africa CEO, with effect from July 1, 2026. Tshesane has served... 

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) says the Johannesburg Interbank Average Rate (Jibar) will be permanently discontinued immediately after its final publication on December 31, 2026. All Jibar... 

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) says Norway has reaffirmed its long-standing commitment to Africa’s low-income countries with a NKr3.1-billion pledge to the African Development Fund’s... 

A new report by the National Planning Commission (NPC) shows that there is a significant build-up of capital in the economy that is not being reinvested in gross fixed capital formation (GFCF), but... 

The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has reported a 9.3% year-on-year increase in its net interest income to R4.4-billion and a 55.9% increase in operating income to R5.6-billion for the... 

National Treasury has published the 2025/26 Medium Term Revenue and Expenditure Framework (MTREF) operating and capital budgets of municipalities, which shows that the aggregated budgeted revenue... 

The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) of Kenya and the National Securities Exchange of Somalia (NSES) have signed an agreement to deepen cooperation in East Africa’s capital-markets ecosystem and... 

The Central Energy Fund (CEF) has conveyed its regret at the sudden passing of director Unati Figlan, who also served as the chairperson of legacy entities PetroSA, Strategic Fuel Fund and iGas.... 

Africa's natural capital of mineral and natural resources underpins the continent’s development agenda and places it at the centre of the global clean energy transition, and demand for critical... 

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) signed a financing package worth $275-million to help Mauritania upgrade its main railway corridor. Under the agreement,...