Ahead of the South African government and the International Trade Centre hosting the first-ever Global Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) Ministerial Meeting in July, Small Business... 

South Africa's central bank cut its main interest rate by 25 basis points to 7.25% on Thursday, after inflation came in below its target range for a second consecutive month. The decision by the... 

Independent political and economic advisory firm Private Clients director Dr Frans Cronje argued on Thursday that for South Africa to see a lift in the fixed investment rate, it should refine coal,... 

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has congratulated Ulrike Britton, Ogalaletseng Gaarekwe and Christopher Axelson on their appointment as deputy directors-general (DDGs) in the Department of... 

South Africa's producer inflation was at 0.5% year on year in April, unchanged from March, statistics agency data showed on Thursday. The Producer Price Index increased 0.5% month on month in... 

South Africa’s agriculture sector is no novice when it comes to global risk mitigation and adapting export procedures according to market standards, Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa... 

The South African Reserve Bank looks set to ease borrowing costs on Thursday to support a faltering economy, before pausing to assess any further fallout from US President Donald Trump’s trade war.... 

The South African rand was steady on Wednesday, a day ahead of the central bank's interest rate decision. At 1329 GMT, the rand traded at 17.9375 against the dollar, little changed from Tuesday's... 

The Independent Power Producer (IPP) Office has confirmed that a request for qualification will be issued in July in preparation for the first phase of the procurement of independent transmission... 

RISE Mzansi is calling for urgency in a Special Investigating Unit (SIU) investigation into Road Accident Fund (RAF) CEO Collins Letsoalo, who has been placed on special leave, with immediate... 

The Centre for Development and Enterprise on Wednesday called for the proposed R100-billion Transformation Fund to be scrapped, saying it is “riddled with gaps, flawed assumptions, and implausible... 

Economists have cut their consensus forecast for South African economic growth this year by 0.3 percentage points in May, in the biggest single monthly downgrade since early 2023, a Reuters poll... 

The South African rand was flat in early trade, as traders held off from big bets before the central bank's interest rate decision on Thursday. At 0645 GMT, the rand traded at 17.9725 against the... 

President Cyril Ramaphosa insisted on Tuesday that South Africa’s deteriorating relationship with the US had been “reset” following recent meetings with President Donald Trump, notwithstanding an... 

Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi faced fierce push back from lawmakers on Tuesday to his proposed policy direction opening the way for multinational broadband service... 

South Africa's rand weakened early on Tuesday, with investors focussed firmly on the central bank's impending interest rate decision later this week. At 0827 GMT, the rand traded at 17.9225 against... 

Hot on the heels of his visit to the White House as part of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s South African delegation, Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau has emphasised the need to... 

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has called for reforms to sovereign credit rating practices that, despite clear signs of macroeconomic resilience and structural reform... 

Despite South Africa being food secure on a national level and the country being the largest agricultural exporter on the continent, access to food is variable and unequal from a household point of... 

While it did take three months and three revisions for South Africa’s national Budget to be passed, Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busi Mavuso deems it positive that this budget has the... 

Writing in his weekly newsletter, President Cyril Ramaphosa stated that President Donald Trump agreed that the US should continue playing a key role in the G20, including attending the G20 Leaders’... 

A week that started fraught with risks for the rand is ending on a positive note for the South African currency. The rand surged toward its sixth straight weekly advance, hitting a five-month high... 

South Africa’s government is proposing a workaround to Black ownership requirements that will pave the way for Starlink and other satellite services to operate in the country. The government is... 

Blended public and private debt capital finance organisation the Emerging Africa and Asia Infrastructure Fund (EAAIF) has successfully raised $325-million in new debt facilities, which will help... 

South Africa will need to slash spending if its tax agency does not meet its revenue collection target this year, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said on Thursday, as the government focuses on... 

South Africans watched aghast on Wednesday as US President Donald Trump berated their leader in the Oval Office over false claims that there’s a genocide against White people in the country.... 

South Africa's rand was steady on Thursday, as markets tried to digest US President Donald Trump's Oval Office ambush of South African leader Cyril Ramaphosa, which overshadowed the country's... 

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana's tabling of Budget 3.0 after two previous failed attempts; the withdrawal of the previously proposed value-added... 

US President Donald Trump rejected South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s argument that there’s no genocide against White Afrikaners, airing a video and showing images in the Oval Office that he... 

Africa, and other Global South nations, is growing its strategic importance in securing global supply chains, fostering young and expanding workforces and developing growing consumer markets, says... 

Structured entrepreneurship development programme Grindstone Ventures has announced black female-owned grilled chicken business Chicken Bar as the first startup to benefit from a funding programme... 

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) has launched a Next-Gen Exporter Incubation Programme to equip young entrepreneurs with exporting skills, as well as the resources and... 

With Gauteng accounting for 60% of South Africa’s national trade, 40% of foreign direct investment, 50% of small- and medium-sized enterprises and 34% of the country’s GDP, it is imperative that... 

South Africa's inflation rose marginally in April due to higher food prices but remained below the central bank's target range, statistics agency data showed on Wednesday. Headline consumer... 

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa heads to the White House on Wednesday on a perilous mission to persuade US President Donald Trump to make deals with his country rather than scold and punish...