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South Africa set to run coal stations longer as gas projects lag
28th May 2026 South Africa is poised to delay the retirement of about a fifth of its coal-fired electricity-generation capacity as gas projects earmarked to... →
South Africa poised for first rate hike since 2023 on Iran war
28th May 2026 South Africa’s central bank is set to raise borrowing costs for the first time in three years as policymakers seek to combat inflationary pressures... →
Secretive deals, aggressive demands are new US foreign aid tactics
22nd May 2026 On a Friday last November, government officials representing Lesotho, a mountainous enclave in eastern South Africa, sat down in the capital Maseru... →
Joburg on the brink of financial collapse
21st May 2026 At the city-owned Johannesburg Art Gallery, paint is peeling off the rain-damaged ceiling, the elevator doesn’t work and parquet tiles are loose... →
South Africa evacuating sub-Antarctic base after fuel delay
15th May 2026 South Africa said it’s evacuating researchers at a sub-Antarctic Marion Island base after the Iran war delayed fuel deliveries needed for the... →
Goldman now sees two 2026 South Africa rate hikes because of war
14th May 2026 Goldman Sachs expects South Africa to raise interest rates twice this year after previously seeing a series of cuts, as the Iran war fans inflation... →
Ramaphosa’s political peril earns shrug from investors for now
12th May 2026 South Africa’s rand is shrugging off the threat that President Cyril Ramaphosa may be impeached, reflecting a bet that economic reforms he has... →
South Africa says war puts R2-trillion revenue goal at risk
8th May 2026 South Africa’s newly appointed tax commissioner warned that the Iran war could undermine the government’s ability to meet its revenue targets, as... →
Top Africa ports miss refuel gain even as Iran war diverts ships
6th May 2026 African ports are capturing only a fraction of shipping rerouted around the continent’s southern tip after the closure of the Strait of Hormuz,... →
South Africa moves to quell fallout from anti-immigrant attacks
5th May 2026 South Africa’s foreign ministry is stepping up diplomatic efforts to quell growing concern on the continent about rising anti-immigrant sentiment... →
Kganyago wary of CPI yet guarded on rate outlook
5th May 2026 South Africa’s central bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago said policymakers will “very carefully” monitor incoming data to guide their next rate... →
South African farms face El Niño drought risk on top of Iran war
4th May 2026 South African farmers pinched by mounting costs from the Iran war now face the added risk of an El Niño-induced drought, with implications for... →
South Africa law firms ask court to quash industry equity code
29th April 2026 Some of South Africa’s biggest law firms have asked a court to set aside the nation’s policy governing Black ownership and representation in the... →
South Africa steel needs demand not belligerence, regulator says
20th April 2026 The key to rescuing South Africa’s ailing steel industry, in which a unit of ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) is feuding with smaller competitors,... →
Kganyago says war inflation risks are playing out
17th April 2026 Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago said the Iran war’s impact on oil prices has validated wariness over inflation, without giving a clear... →
Kganyago cites Zulu War to signal preemptive inflation move
16th April 2026 South Africa’s central bank governor referenced an 1879 battle in the Anglo-Zulu war in his views on how to tackle the coming wave on inflation... →
Musk row shows gap with Ramaphosa in South Africa equity rules
15th April 2026 President Cyril Ramaphosa said billionaire Elon Musk could use equity-equivalence programmes to meet South Africa’s racial-equity rules and roll... →
Adnoc in advanced talks to buy Shell’s South Africa petrol stations
14th April 2026 Shell is in advanced talks with Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (Adnoc) to sell its retail fuel stations in South Africa, according to people with... →
South Africa accredits new US envoy amid tensions with Trump
8th April 2026 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa accepted new US Ambassador Leo Brent Bozell’s credentials, a month after the diplomat was issued with a... →
South Africa tax collection beats estimate despite tough climate
1st April 2026 South Africa’s tax collection modestly beat estimates, boosted by stronger contributions from companies, personal income receipts and value-added... →
Iran conflict clouds South African economic outlook, Sarb says
31st March 2026 The Iran war has clouded the outlook for a South African economy that had entered its longest period of economic expansion since 2018, the... →
South African stock index is heading for worst month since 2008
30th March 2026 Johannesburg’s benchmark stock index is heading for its worst month in almost two decades, reeling from a double hit as the Iran war saps demand... →
S Africa appoints Thage to embassy in Washington – Report
30th March 2026 South Africa appointed career diplomat Thabo Thage as its so-called minister plenipotentiary to Washington as it finalises the selection of a... →
Ramaphosa backtracks on US role in G7 Summit snub
27th March 2026 South Africa walked back its claim that US pressure led to its disinvitation from an upcoming Group of Seven summit in France. Pretoria’s... →
US urged France to revoke South Africa G7 invite, Pretoria says
26th March 2026 France withdrew an invitation for South Africa to attend a summit of Group of Seven leaders in June following pressure from the US, President Cyril... →
Eskom ordered by court to disclose coal, diesel contracts
25th March 2026 Eskom Holdings said it has been ordered by the Supreme Court of Appeal to disclose details of its coal, transport and diesel procurement contracts... →
Fuel crunch from war threatens South African wheat, corn crops
24th March 2026 Farmers in South Africa are heading into the winter planting season with surging diesel prices and tightening supplies – triggered by the Middle... →
Trump reorganises foreign aid at fraction of USAID’s size
20th March 2026 The Trump administration is reorganising foreign aid at a fraction of its former size after dismantling USAID, a move critics say has cost millions... →
South Africa’s economic hub ‘trapped’ in stagnation, report says
19th March 2026 Gauteng, the South African province that’s home to Johannesburg and the capital Pretoria, is struggling to grow and its shift from manufacturing... →
Eskom offers 6.5% pay raise in fourth talks round
18th March 2026 Eskom has offered labour groups an annual wage increase of as much as 6.5% in a fourth round of negotiations that have dragged on for months. The... →
South African Bond outflows surge as Iran conflict dims allure
17th March 2026 The Iran war sparked the biggest outflow in at least six years from South Africa’s bond market as foreign investors lost their appetite for one of... →
Morgan Stanley says South Africa to stay on prolonged rate hold
17th March 2026 Surging oil prices triggered by the Middle East conflict is likely to push South African inflation higher and see policymakers keep interest rates... →
South African inflation expectations ease as war clouds outlook
16th March 2026 South Africa’s two-year inflation expectations moderated marginally, welcome news for the central bank as the Iran war clouds the outlook. Average... →
Goldman says Iran war risks weighing on rand, forcing rate move
13th March 2026 Prolonged higher oil prices could force the South African central bank to consider raising interest rates as a weaker rand pushes inflation higher... →
Oil spike threatens South Africa inflation, Godongwana says
5th March 2026 Sustained higher oil prices resulting from conflict in the Middle East may fuel inflation in South Africa, though the buffers built by the... →
World Bank says $50bn committed to African electrification
5th March 2026 More than $50-billion has been committed to an ambitious plan to halve the number of people without access to electricity in Africa, according to... →
South Africa Treasury says it can weather shock like Iran war
2nd March 2026 South Africa’s stronger public finances have given the county a sizable cushion to absorb external shocks — such as the fallout from the conflict... →
Cape Town Mayor to run for leadership of DA
27th February 2026 Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis said he’ll stand for election as leader of the Democratic Alliance, South Africa’s second-biggest political... →
Moody’s says South Africa budget ‘confirms’ strong fiscal stance
26th February 2026 South Africa’s latest budget painted an encouraging picture of improving public finances, according to Moody’s Ratings, while cautioning that... →
Eskom to distribute power in debt-stricken South African towns
25th February 2026 Eskom Holdings will be allowed to take over the distribution of electricity in South African municipalities that collectively owed the state... →
South Africa traders are most bearish on rand in three years
24th February 2026 Bearish options bets on the rand are at the highest in almost three years as traders start to question whether the South African currency’s... →
