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Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

South African rand firms ahead of key manufacturing data

Nilutpal Timsina 9 Jul 2026

Source: Supplied. George Tsinonis; Head: Investment Analytics, RisCura.

Insurance & Actuarial

Benchmark choice can reshape African equity performance, RisCura finds

6 Jul 2026

Woohoo I Vibe Coded my own app - Oh wait!

Software

Woohoo I Vibe Coded my own app - Oh wait!

Lynn Cupido, Issued by Soms Digital 9 Jun 2026

Mr Price shares jump after annual earnings climb

Banking & Finance

Mr Price shares jump after annual earnings climb

Nqobile Dludla 8 Jun 2026

Source: Stephan Saloth via

Travel

GCC market presents growing opportunity for South African tourism

Robin Fredericks 3 Jun 2026

Cape Town tourism sector signals confidence amid global tensions

Tourism

Cape Town tourism sector signals confidence amid global tensions

Issued by Cape Town Tourism 22 May 2026

Diesel price hike corrected after decimal error

Fuel & Energy

Diesel price hike corrected after decimal error

5 May 2026

Fruit importers face shrinking margins as currency swings wipe out profits

Agriculture

Fruit importers face shrinking margins as currency swings wipe out profits

24 Apr 2026

Source: Supplied. Waldo Marcus, director at TPN Credit Bureau.

Property

Rental increases above 4% no longer sustainable for most tenants, report finds

13 Apr 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Hundreds killed in Lebanon, oil surges

Katja Hamilton 9 Apr 2026

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Coal, Oil & Gas

South Africa's fuel price mechanism to receive a major overhaul

8 Apr 2026

Managed travel vs self-managed booking: What’s actually more cost-effective?

Travel

Managed travel vs self-managed booking: What’s actually more cost-effective?

Issued by Sure Mithas Travel 7 Apr 2026

Source: Reuters.

Banking

African banks outpace global peers on returns as revenues top $100bn, McKinsey says

Isaac Anyaogu 31 Mar 2026

Ramaphosa ‘losing sleep’ over fuel crisis as SA weighs levy cut - UPDATE

Fuel & Energy

Ramaphosa ‘losing sleep’ over fuel crisis as SA weighs levy cut - UPDATE

31 Mar 2026

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South Africa's consumer confidence improves in Q1 but Mideast war risks loom, survey shows

Prerna Bedi 24 Mar 2026

Source: Reuters.

Finance

World markets reverse course, stocks rally as Trump postpones Iran military strikes

Dhara Ranasinghe 23 Mar 2026

Cape Town startup HappyPay raises R86m to expand BNPL service

Funding

Cape Town startup HappyPay raises R86m to expand BNPL service

23 Mar 2026

Africa’s first NVIDIA RTX PRO GPU Servers have landed

Internet

Africa’s first NVIDIA RTX PRO GPU Servers have landed

Issued by HOSTAFRICA 17 Mar 2026

Precious Mncayi-Makhanya

Economy

Middle East mayhem set to crush SA wallets

Prof Precious Mncayi-Makhanya and Prof Jacques de Jongh, Issued by North-West University (NWU) 11 Mar 2026

Massive petrol price increase likely in SA amid Middle East tensions

Fuel & Energy

Massive petrol price increase likely in SA amid Middle East tensions

9 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

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

SA first-quarter business confidence climbs but risk from Middle East conflict looms

Prerna Bedi 5 Mar 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

South African rand edges up as investors watch developments in the Middle East

4 Mar 2026

Diesel prices set to rise in March, impacting transport costs

Logistics & Transport

Diesel prices set to rise in March, impacting transport costs

3 Mar 2026

South Africans to pay more at the pump in March

Fuel & Energy

South Africans to pay more at the pump in March

2 Mar 2026

Source: Pexels.

Economy

South Africa faces fuel-price surge as global oil tensions rise

2 Mar 2026

Source: Flickr/GovernmentZA; SA Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana.

Economy

Budget 2026: Any surprises — or more of the same?

17 Feb 2026

Why 2026 will feel expensive before it gets better

Higher Education

Why 2026 will feel expensive before it gets better

Prof Jacques de Jongh, Issued by North-West University (NWU) 6 Feb 2026

SA SME funding platform Lula secures R340m

Funding

SA SME funding platform Lula secures R340m

3 Feb 2026

Trade-offs of loyalty programmes: The hidden cost of a free coffee

Cybersecurity

Trade-offs of loyalty programmes: The hidden cost of a free coffee

27 Jan 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

South African rand steady as investors eye key US data

9 Jan 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

South African rand steady after Venezuela shock

Anathi Madubela 5 Jan 2026

Source: Supplied. Shumani Industrial Equipment managing director, Victor Nemukula.

Materials & Equipment

Shumani boosts South African industry with new forklift range

12 Dec 2025

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South African consumer confidence improves on holiday season optimism

DhanushVignesh Babu 9 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: Supplied.

Markets & Investment

International buyers fuel South Africa’s property momentum

27 Nov 2025

One Show 2026 reduces entry fees for 8 countries

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One Show 2026 reduces entry fees for 8 countries

25 Nov 2025

Source: Aleksandr1982 via

Agribusiness

Food inflation falls further to 3.9% year-on-year in October 2025

Paul Makube 20 Nov 2025

Source: Couleur via

Agriculture

Chips lovers breathe a sigh of relief following falling potato prices

Paul Makube 27 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

Elevated meat prices remain a drag on food inflation

Agriculture

Elevated meat prices remain a drag on food inflation

Paul Makube 19 Sep 2025

Bank of Agriculture, Afreximbank launch $1bn fund for Nigerian farmers

Agriculture

Bank of Agriculture, Afreximbank launch $1bn fund for Nigerian farmers

17 Sep 2025

Property

IFC and TUHF join forces for sustainable urban transformation in South Africa

17 Sep 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

South African markets soar despite weak economic data, slow reforms

Kopano Gumbi 15 Sep 2025

Image credit: Dapur Melodi on Pexels

Mining

Mining records 1.1% increase in MCI cost index for May

31 Jul 2025

Lesotho’s largest diamond mine, Letšeng Diamonds blame a weakening US dollar and uncertainty over US trade tariffs for its latest bid to cut hundreds of jobs as a cost-saving measure. Photo: Sechaba Mokhethi

Mining

Hundreds of Lesotho diamond mining jobs to be axed following US tariff threats

Sechaba Mokhethi 30 Jul 2025

Meat inflation hits 25-month high amid supply crunch

Agriculture

Meat inflation hits 25-month high amid supply crunch

Paul Makube 24 Jul 2025

Image credit: Aleksandar Pasaric on Pexels

Mining

Is SA the key to unlocking Africa's mining potential?

Jacques Farmer 14 Jul 2025