The global economy is entering a period of weak growth and systemic disruption, according to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF’s) latest ‘Chief Economists’ Outlook’, published on September 23. The... 

South Africa’s telecommunications sector ranked lowest in customer sentiment across all major industries in 2024, professional services firm PwC’s South African Telecommunications Sentiment Index... 

South Africa’s automotive market built momentum this year, supported by a favourable interest rate environment, record-low new-vehicle inflation and liquidity from the two-pot pension reform, but... 

The Afrimat Construction Index (ACI) recorded a solid recovery in the second quarter, with several key indicators having made a strong rebound since the first quarter of the year. The index,... 

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has reported that manufacturing production decreased by 0.7% year-on-year in July. Stats SA industry statistics director Nicolai Claassen notes that seven of the... 

New car sales of Chinese brands have skyrocketed and vehicle trading company AutoTrader’s latest Mid-Year Report shows that sales of Chinese brands rose by 89% in the first half of this year, led... 

Lower inflation would help to reduce inflation expectations and inflation over the long term and, ultimately, lead to lower interest rates, which would benefit consumers by lowering debt-servicing... 

Expanding on the scope of its inaugural 'Essential Food Price Monitoring' (EFPM) report, launched in 2020, the Competition Commission has restructured the report into the ‘Cost of Living (COL)’... 

The Rand Merchant Bank (RMB)/Bureau for Economic Research (BER) Business Confidence Index (BCI) again declined, by one point, to 39 for the third quarter. This follows a five-point decline in the... 

The S&P Global South Africa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for August showed that cost pressures eased for South African businesses, which helped to sustain the expansion in overall operating... 

The Small Business Growth Index (SBGI) shows that small businesses are experiencing a fragile recovery with deep-rooted challenges, with one-quarter of the 1 600 small and medium-sized enterprises... 

The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) has called for more investment to bridge Africa’s infrastructure gap in its second research paper, titled ‘Using Listed and Unlisted Financial Instruments to... 

The projected start later this month of a new initiative under the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) Global Clean Hydrogen Programme (GCHP) represents a major milestone in... 

The agricultural sector in South Africa outperformed the rest of the economy significantly over the past 20 years, despite input costs rising faster than inflation and, in most cases, rising faster... 

The business climate has improved over the short term, between June and July, as well as over the medium term, from July 2024 to July this year, according to the South African Chamber of Commerce... 

Market research and financial intelligence company S&P Global's South Africa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 50.3 in July from 50.1 in June, signalling a slightly stronger, but marginal... 

The 30% tariff on South African exports to the US is expected to have a significant and multidimensional impact on the South African metals and engineering sector, Steel and Engineering Industries... 

The seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) edged above the 50-point mark and recorded an expansion for the first time in nine months, increasing by 2.3 points to 50.8 in July,... 

Global electricity demand is expected to expand at one of the fastest sustained paces in more than a decade despite ongoing economic pressures, with renewables, natural gas and nuclear all... 

'The South African Generative AI Roadmap 2025' report shows that the number of medium-sized and large companies experimenting with generative AI (GenAI) technologies in their environments has... 

While mining production was still steeply down on a year-on-year basis, month-on-month output growth improved for a second month in April. Another monthly uptick in May bodes well for the sector’s... 

According to the Bureau of Market Research’s (BMR’s) 'Macroeconomic and retail trade sales forecast for South Africa 2025' report, retailers that are agile, responsive and informed by robust market... 

After six consecutive months of year-on-year declines, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has reported that manufacturing output turned positive in May, increasing by 0.5% year-on-year. Stats SA... 

South Africa's private sector economy showed signs of fragility in June, as the S&P Global South Africa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) barely remained in expansionary territory. Business... 

Green and climate-resilient buildings and properties provide higher returns on investment, typically have lower vacancy rates and their cost-to-income ratios are tracking ahead of buildings that... 

Conflict and instability are taking a toll on 39 affected economies, driving extreme poverty faster than anywhere else, worsening acute hunger, and pushing key development goals farther out of... 

Almost 92% of the world’s population now has basic access to electricity and, while this is an improvement since 2022, which saw the number of people without basic access decrease for the first... 

South Africa needs to move fast on renewables, get its gas infrastructure ready, scale up storage and clear the grid connection backlog to keep the lights on and meet climate goals. If it gets... 

Africa added more than 4.5 GW new hydropower capacity in 2024, up from 2 GW in 2023, and hydropower now accounts for 20% of the continent’s total electricity generation, industry organisation the... 

The latest ‘World Investment Report’ from UN Trade and Development (Unctad) highlights a significant rebound in foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to Africa. In 2024, foreign investment in the... 

Flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) into developing economies have dwindled to the lowest level since 2005 amid rising trade and investment barriers, new research from the World Bank has... 

After declining for eight consecutive months to reach a revised index level of 113.5 in January, the lowest level since December 2022, the Ctrack Transport and Freight Index (TFI) increased in each... 

Economic research nonprofit Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies said in its ‘First Quarter 2025 Real Economy Bulletin’ that GDP barely grew from the fourth quarter of 2024 to the first quarter... 

Excessively high beer taxation levels are driving consumers to support the illicit alcohol industry, a situation that needs to be rectified by lowering beer excise taxes as soon as possible, Beer... 

About 10 427 new jobs have been created in the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector during the past financial year, from April 2024 to March 2025, City of Cape Town Mayoral Committee Member... 

Financial services firm Absa’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) decreased by 1.6 points to 43.1 in May, with the headline PMI remaining in contractionary territory for the seventh consecutive month.   

Food inflation in April accelerated sharply, reflecting a weaker rand, tight supply in several sectors as a result of poor rainfall in 2024, abundant rain in recent months and high feed costs that...