The Finance Minister’s address was both a warning and a call to action—urging stakeholders across the public and private ...

Explore the challenges and decisions facing South Africa's Budget 2025 as economists debate the implications of fiscal ...

The National Treasury has significantly lowered South Africa's GDP growth forecast for 2025, citing a weaker global outlook ...

S&P Global did not downgrade South Africa from positive to stable, which is good news for the country. Ratings agency, S&P ...

Global economic developments, including raised tariffs and trade wars, have lowered South Africa’s 2025 economic growth prospects from a predicted 1.9% Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in March ...

South Africa needs economic growth of at least 3% per year to create enough jobs for South African. GDP growth of 1% will not ...

Talk of lowering the Reserve Bank’s inflation target has dashed hopes for interest rate cuts any time soon in South Africa – ...

The following scheduled economic events, equity and currency market moves may affect South African markets on Wednesday.

The most significant change in Budget 3.0 is the removal of the proposed Vat increases – initially a two-percentage-point ...

Since the budget review in March, greater uncertainty and trade fragmentation have contributed to a weaker economic outlook.

Several African countries continue to grapple with high inflation, rising unemployment, and ongoing monetary and fiscal policy adjustments, prompting many ...

The global economy is at a precarious juncture, marked by heightened trade tensions and elevated policy uncertainty, according to the World Economic Situation and Prospects as of mid-2025.  The recent ...