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Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Stocks rise and oil retreats on Mideast ceasefire reports

Tom Westbrook 4 hours

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

South Africa's gold producers stay in the shallows as prices surge

Nelson Banya 22 hours

Source: Supplied. Samuel Seeff, chairman of the Seeff Property Group.

Property

Property leaders warn: Interest rate hike could crush South Africa's fragile economy

Samuel Seeff 2 days

Source: Supplied.

Property

How younger buyers are driving growth in South Africa’s real estate market

12 Mar 2026

Source: Supplied. Johann Els, chief economist at PSG Financial Services.

Markets & Investment

How Middle East tensions could reshape South Africa's economy

Johann Els 6 Mar 2026

Value over badge: What SA’s used car market looked like in 2025

Commercial & Industrial

Value over badge: What SA’s used car market looked like in 2025

26 Feb 2026

Source: GCIS. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana.

Budget Speech

#Budget2026: Major tax breaks announced - what you need to know

Katja Hamilton 25 Feb 2026

Food inflation steady at 4.4% despite rising meat prices in January 2026

Agribusiness

Food inflation steady at 4.4% despite rising meat prices in January 2026

19 Feb 2026

Source: Mathias Beckmann via

Agribusiness

Lower rates offer new horizon for strategic farming expansion in SA

16 Feb 2026

The great escape: Where South Africans are moving next

Residential Property

The great escape: Where South Africans are moving next

Issued by Biggles Removals 12 Feb 2026

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Economy

NedFinHealth Monitor 2025: Mixed financial confidence in South Africa

12 Feb 2026

SA’s economic catalyst: Driven by real cost relief, not rates

Economy

SA’s economic catalyst: Driven by real cost relief, not rates

Dr Greg Cline 9 Feb 2026

Source: Supplied. Barto van der Merwe, managing director of Renishaw Property Developments.

Property Development

A groundbreaking year ahead: Renishaw Coastal Precinct plans eco-friendly developments for 2026

5 Feb 2026

SA car market off to a flying start in 2026

Commercial & Industrial

SA car market off to a flying start in 2026

3 Feb 2026

This week saw the Reserve Bank’s (Sarb) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.75%. (Image source: © 123rf )

Economy

Consumers can breathe little easier as repo rate remains unchanged

30 Jan 2026

As interest rates remain unchanged, it is anticipated that it will bring short-term stability to South Africa’s property market (Image source: © 123rf )

Markets & Investment

Unchanged repo rate expected to bring stability to residential property market

30 Jan 2026

South Africa’s easing consumer inflation and resultant lower interest rates have begun to translate into increased home loan activity (Image source: © 123rf )

Property

Housing market recovery in 2026 as inflation eases

28 Jan 2026

Source: Supplied. Chief operating officer of e4, Luigi D’Amico.

Property Development

Legacy home-loan systems: The spanner in property development revival

Luigi D’Amico 16 Jan 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Tech, banks weigh on Wall Street; Trump eases Iran oil fears

Isla Binnie 15 Jan 2026

Source: Supplied. Eva August, chief executive officer of Century21 South Africa.

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Century21's Eva August: Why constraint breeds opportunity

Eva August 14 Jan 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Gold leaps to record high, dollar drops as US prosecutors target Fed's Powell

12 Jan 2026

Car sales in South Africa hit 10-year high

Commercial & Industrial

Car sales in South Africa hit 10-year high

12 Jan 2026

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Goldman Sachs expects South Africa's rand to extend gains as conditions improve

Colleen Goko and Anathi Madubela 9 Jan 2026

Source: Supplied.

Office Property

Future-proofing real estate: How South Africa is adapting its property strategy

6 Jan 2026

Gold has been predicted to keep rising in 2026. Pictured: Gold mining in South Africa

Gold

Gold expected to continue rising in 2026

24 Dec 2025

South African inflation eases, economists see more rate cuts ahead

Economy

South African inflation eases, economists see more rate cuts ahead

Anathi Madubela 18 Dec 2025

Tap-to-pay and virtual cards reshape Black Friday in SA

Retail

Tap-to-pay and virtual cards reshape Black Friday in SA

9 Dec 2025

Retailers prepare for promising holiday spending in South Africa

Trends

Retailers prepare for promising holiday spending in South Africa

5 Dec 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Euro hits almost seven-week high, dollar broadly lower

Karen Brettell 4 Dec 2025

Source: Supplied. Miyelani Holeni, chief adviser at Ntiyiso Consulting Group.

Infrastructure & Utilities

The hidden risk in SA’s tighter inflation band

Miyelani Holeni 2 Dec 2025

How are SA consumers feeling at the end of a lo-ong year?

Research

How are SA consumers feeling at the end of a lo-ong year?

Issued by BrandMapp 27 Nov 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

The Reserve Bank's rate reduction: A new chapter for the South African economy?

Katja Hamilton 20 Nov 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Stocks crumble as hopes fade for imminent Fed rate cut

Stella Qiu and Gregor Stuart Hunter 14 Nov 2025

SA’s SMEs face a defining November as G20, Black Friday collide

SMEs

SA’s SMEs face a defining November as G20, Black Friday collide

13 Nov 2025

Lebo Gaoaketse head of marketing and communication at WesBank. (Image supplied)

Automotive

SA's new vehicle sales hit 10-year high as confidence returns

4 Nov 2025

Markets & Investment

US, Japan, and Eurozone's central banks diverge in rate policies

Izak Odendaal 4 Nov 2025

Markets & Investment

Surging gold prices push Switzerland's reserves to $135bn

3 Nov 2025

Source: Supplied.

Markets & Investment

FATF delisting breathes life into South African property market

30 Oct 2025

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South Africa inflation edges up but economists see more rate cuts soon

Sfundo Parakozov and Anathi Madubela 23 Oct 2025

Source: Supplied.

Property

Double-digit growth: Inside South Africa’s booming estate housing market

20 Oct 2025

Markets & Investment

Is a market correction on the horizon for South Africa? Investors weigh up recent gains

Luigi Marinus 20 Oct 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Shares rebound, dollar eases as Fed cut bets reclaim spotlight

Rae Wee 15 Oct 2025

A shop attendant displays gold necklaces for the camera at a jewellery shop in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, June 30, 2009. Image credit: Reuters/Krishnendu Halder

Gold

$4,000 an ounce: Gold price hits a record

Brijesh Patel and Anushree Mukherjee 8 Oct 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

World Bank raises sub-Sahara Africa growth forecast on inflation drop

7 Oct 2025

SA car dealers face growing pressure, Nada warns

Dealers

SA car dealers face growing pressure, Nada warns

30 Sep 2025

Source: Supplied.

Markets & Investment

South African homeowners: Transform repo-rate stability into R650,000 in savings

29 Sep 2025