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Noncommunicable diseases

South Africa's innovative obesity prevention earns UN award

2 days

Shoprite nears Africa consolidation finish line, with Mozambique under possible review

Retailers

Shoprite nears Africa consolidation finish line, with Mozambique under possible review

Nqobile Dludla 4 Sep 2025

Source: Supplied. Prof Nara Monkam, Chair in Municipal Finance at the African Tax Institute (ATI).

Infrastructure & Utilities

Empowering Africa’s cities: The case for fiscal autonomy and financial expertise

Nara Monkam 23 Apr 2025

Source: Supplied. Johanna Kyrklund, Group Chief Investment Officer at Schroders.

Finance

Trump’s tariffs are a game of snakes and ladders; long-term investors must remain calm

Johanna Kyrklund 23 Apr 2025

VAT hikes and fuel price cuts: A mixed bag for small businesses

Entrepreneurship

VAT hikes and fuel price cuts: A mixed bag for small businesses

9 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South Africa business activity contracts for fourth month in a row - PMI

4 Apr 2025

Budget 2.0 tax hangover for the public

Accounting & Auditing

Budget 2.0 tax hangover for the public

Issued by SAICA 17 Mar 2025

The ‘business confidence’ effect

Accounting & Auditing

The ‘business confidence’ effect

Pieter Faber, Issued by SAICA 11 Mar 2025

Property

Budget Speech delay raises hopes for South Africa's property revival

7 Mar 2025

Image source: Chayanit Chankhong –

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

R7.6bn loan to implement just energy transition concluded

18 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Euro hits lowest since late June vs dollar on tariff worries

11 Nov 2024

Minister Godongwana remained firm on the Treasury stance regarding no further Transnet bailouts. Source: x.com

Mining

#MTBPS2024: Minerals Council suggests bigger Transnet bailout

Lindsey Schutters 30 Oct 2024

Source: IMF's new managing director, Kristalina Georgiva. The IMF's Fiscal Transparency Evaluation Report has ranked SA's fiscal transparency.

Finance

SA ranks top 3 for fiscal transparency

22 Apr 2024

Source: Supplied. Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana

Budget Speech

#BudgetSpeech2024: Tackling South Africa's economic challenges head-on

Raymond Parsons 21 Feb 2024

Source: Reuters.

Economy

SA's budget to consolidate more slowly, rate cuts delayed: Reuters poll

15 Feb 2024

Fintech

Africa’s new online foreign exchange system will enable payments in local currencies – what you need to know

Christopher Adam 5 Dec 2023

Source: The Banking Association South Africa.

Economy

South African fiscal policy: MTBPS impact and bond market

Bulent Badsha 6 Nov 2023

Economy

#MTBPS: South Africa's fiscal peril demands action

Raymond Parsons 2 Nov 2023

Economy

SA's funds exhausted, finance minister warns

30 Oct 2023

Source: Reuters. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana.

Economy

Godongwana's Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement likely to present a gloomy fiscal outlook

Neesa Moodley and Ed Stoddard 30 Oct 2023

Source: Reuters.

Economy

SA central bank tweaks interest-rate decision model

Promit Mukherjee 21 Jun 2023

Image source: Christos Georghiou –

Remuneration & Payroll

Govt to implement 7.5% public sector wage increase through 'significant trade-offs'

3 Apr 2023

SME wish list ahead of the 2023 National Budget Speech

SMEs

SME wish list ahead of the 2023 National Budget Speech

Issued by Business Partners Limited 21 Feb 2023

Fintech

Cryptocurrencies are in crisis, but they are not going to disappear

Annie Lecompte 23 Jan 2023

Source: Twitter. SA Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana delivers his medium-term budget speech on Wednesday, 26 October.

Economy

#MTBPS: "Failure to deliver on key commitments could elevate policy uncertainty"

27 Oct 2022

Source: Supplied. Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, the International Monetary Fund's chief economist.

Economy

IMF World Economic Outlook projects 25% probability global growth could fall below 2%

Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas 11 Oct 2022

Taxation & Regulation

Equal pay but unequal taxes - SA women carry a greater tax burden

8 Aug 2022

New IMF chief economist weighs in on world economic outlook

Economy

New IMF chief economist weighs in on world economic outlook

20 Apr 2022

Banking

The Basic Income Grant is a must

Michael Sachs 16 Mar 2022

Public Health

The price tag of proposed excise tax on vape solutions

Wesley Grimm and Rudi Katzke 2 Feb 2022

Source: supplied. Nelisiwe Masango is a financial markets analyst, CEO of Ubuntu Invest and one of Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top 50 Black African Women Entrepreneurs to Watch

Economy

Bridging the racial and gender gap in SA

Nelisiwe Masango 5 Nov 2021

Pump-primer in chief, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. EPA

Banking

Jackson Hole: the world's central bankers have plenty to discuss after such an expensive pandemic

Alan Shipman 30 Aug 2021

South African Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

Banking

In conversation with SA's central bank governor Lesetja Kganyago

27 Aug 2021

JLL SA Q2 report reflects positive outlook for industrial, warehousing sector

Markets & Investment

JLL SA Q2 report reflects positive outlook for industrial, warehousing sector

29 Jul 2021

Policy review on excise to impact beleaguered alcohol and tobacco industries

Tax Law

Policy review on excise to impact beleaguered alcohol and tobacco industries

Virusha Subban 28 Jun 2021

This week South Africa’s finance minister Tito Mboweni will deliver the country’s budget. Photo by Jeffrey Abrahams/Gallo Images via Getty Images

Economy

The basis of South Africa's annual budgets needs an overhaul. Here's why, and how

Matthew Kofi Ocran 23 Feb 2021

Steve Brice, chief investment officer for wealth management. Standard Chartered Bank

Markets & Investment

Tilting towards value

Steve Brice 22 Feb 2021

Experts predict repo rate will hold

Banking

Experts predict repo rate will hold

18 Jan 2021

IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva and World Bank group president David Malpass have offered debt relief to developing countries.

Economy

Why African countries are reluctant to take up Covid-19 debt relief

Misheck Mutize 30 Jul 2020

Russian soldiers march during a Victory Day parade. The country makes guns and armoury as its main beneficiation output. Photo by Dmitry Korotayev/Epsilon/Getty Images

Mining

South Africa would gain from co-operation among Brics countries on beneficiation

Byelongo Elisée Isheloke 17 Jul 2020

Does the budget tabled by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni (right) speak to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s vision of the new economy? Getty Images

Economy

South Africa's budget to deal with Covid-19 fails to pave way for more equal society

David Francis & Imraan Valodia 26 Jun 2020

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Agriculture

The impact of Covid-19 on food security in Africa

Professor Njuguna S. Ndung'u 11 Jun 2020

A member of the Nigerian Health Task Force fumigates a building in Abuja, Nigeria, as the city struggles to curb the spread of coronavirus. COVID-19 Photo by Kola Sulaimon/AFP via Getty Images

Economy

Steps to inoculate African economies against the impact of coronavirus

Chuku Chuku 15 May 2020

National Treasury and Finance Minister Tito Mboweni support budget cuts, labour market deregulation, and tax cuts. Getty Images

Finance

South Africa is bent on austerity: there's a strong case that it should change tack

Gilad Isaacs 15 Apr 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Budget Speech

How should I tax thee? Let me count the ways

Errol Meyer 24 Feb 2020

Arthur Kamp, economist, Sanlam Investments

Biz Fin Focus

South Africa's choices amidst fiscal consolidation failure

Arthur Kamp 24 Feb 2020