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Source: GCIS. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana.

Budget Speech

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

Katja Hamilton 25 Feb 2026

Source: ODI Global.

Finance

World Economic Forum selects South Africa for 2027 Summit

26 Jan 2026

Source: Reuters.

Banking

Afreximbank severs ties with Fitch in dispute over rating cut

Duncan Miriri 26 Jan 2026

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Moody's says weak investment hurts South Africa's credit rating prospects

Colleen Goko 14 Oct 2025

Image credit: Pixabay

Gold

Investor demand propels 3% gold growth despite high prices

1 Aug 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

African central banks' gold rush faces liquidity, price risks, Fitch unit says

Duncan Miriri 31 Jul 2025

Source: Reuters.

Banking

Afrexim increasingly likely to take hit on loans, says JPMorgan

Karin Strohecker and Libby George 18 Jun 2025

Source: Supplied. Laurence Rapp, chief executive officer of Vukile Property Fund.

Property

From local to international: Vukile's impressive 2025 earnings leap

17 Jun 2025

Source: Reuters.

Banking

Fitch downgrades Afreximbank to one notch above 'junk'

Libby George 4 Jun 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

African credit ratings can absorb aid cuts and trade strains, Fitch says

10 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Stocks slump as trade war stirs recession fear

Tom Westbrook 3 Apr 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

African leaders approve creation of financial stability fund

Dawit Endeshaw 19 Feb 2025

#BizTrends2025: Adapting agriculture - key trends and strategies for a sustainable future

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Adapting agriculture - key trends and strategies for a sustainable future

Brendan Jacobs 21 Jan 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

South African rand nosedives as Trump wins US election

7 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf there is cautious optimism on the country's economic trajectory on the eve of the MTBPS

Economy

#MTBPS predictions: A cautious optimism signals new phase of stability and growth

29 Oct 2024

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South Africa says reform agenda in progress after Fitch affirms ratings

Kopano Gumbi 17 Sep 2024

SA's beverage industry shows a thirst for growth and innovation

Food & bev. services

SA's beverage industry shows a thirst for growth and innovation

Brendan Grundlingh 28 Aug 2024

Keliber is a potential cornerstone project in Sibanye's transition to becoming a critical minerals global power.

Mining

Sibanye-Stillwater leans heavily on battery market to minimise losses

Lindsey Schutters 23 Aug 2024

Source: © Kapital Afrik BNP Paribas is technically not operating as a bank in South Africa

Banking

BNP Paribas no longer operating in South Africa

Danette Breitenbach 7 May 2024

Economy

African countries can’t resolve their debt crisis under a system rigged against them

Carlos Lopes 6 May 2024

Growthpoint Properties issues R1bn 10-year bond

Property

Growthpoint Properties issues R1bn 10-year bond

Issued by Catchwords 12 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied. Miranda Abraham is the head of loan syndications at RMB in London.

Markets & Investment

Africa's yield appeal faces rising challenges

Miranda Abraham 31 Oct 2023

Image supplied. The National Film & TV Awards South Africa 2023 winners were announced at the Opera Theatre in Pretoria on Saturday, 21 October

Film & Cinematography

All the National Film & TV Awards South Africa 2023 winners

24 Oct 2023

Sustainable packaging pumps South Africa's bottled water industry

Research

Sustainable packaging pumps South Africa's bottled water industry

Issued by Insight Survey 4 Oct 2023

Source: Reuters.

Banking

'Brics bank' looks to local currencies as Russia sanctions bite

Rachel Savage and Brenda Goh 11 Aug 2023

Egypt's natural gas production declines and power cuts bite

Energy

Egypt's natural gas production declines and power cuts bite

Sarah El Safty 8 Aug 2023

Source: Reuters.

Economy

Dollar shrugs off Fitch's US credit rating downgrade

Rae Wee 2 Aug 2023

Source: Supplied. Wikimedia Commons

Finance

Africa needs its own credit rating agency: here's how it could work

Misheck Mutize 27 Jun 2023

Source: Reuters.

Economy

Euro lower as Germany enters recession, dollar scales 2-month peak

Samuel Indyk and Kevin Buckland 25 May 2023

LIA announces Jury for 2 competitions

Advertising

LIA announces Jury for 2 competitions

12 May 2023

Kantar's award-winning ads - the funny is back

Advertising

Kantar's award-winning ads - the funny is back

Issued by Kantar 18 Apr 2023

Source © City A.M. WPP has released its full year and Q4 financial results showing a positive outlook for the industry

Marketing & Media

WPP 2022 results show positive outlook for the industry

24 Feb 2023

Local property trends to keep on your radar

Trends

Local property trends to keep on your radar

Andrea Tucker 19 Dec 2022

Marketing

New global insights study published on LGBTQ+ marketing and its future

1 Dec 2022

Image supplied.
Julia Buchanan with Hazel Pillay from Pick n Pay Clothing and Gavin Rajah

Fashion & Homeware

Pick n Pay Futurewear cultivates new fashion talent

19 Sep 2022

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Pound gains some respite from the strong dollar in wake of Boris Johnson resignation

Andre Cilliers 8 Jul 2022

Image by WSL/Tostee: Defending Ballito Pro Women's winner, Zoe Steyn from East London loves to compete in Ballito and will be one of the local standouts.

Sport

The Ballito Pro hosts World Surf League and Challenger Series

10 Jun 2022

Wonder celebrates a year of leading purpose-based brands

CRM, CX, UX

Wonder celebrates a year of leading purpose-based brands

Evan-Lee Courie 24 May 2022

New York Festivals Advertising Awards announces 2022 Executive Jury

Advertising

New York Festivals Advertising Awards announces 2022 Executive Jury

5 May 2022

South Africa raises $3bn in new sovereign bonds

Economy

South Africa raises $3bn in new sovereign bonds

Bhargav Acharya 13 Apr 2022

Markets & Investment

Could the Ukraine invasion spark a global financial crisis?

Nasir Aminu 7 Mar 2022

Budget Speech

#BudgetSpeech2022: Wrap-up commentary from Old Mutual's panel of experts

25 Feb 2022

Branding

Over 400 companies have withdrawn from Russia - but some remain

23 Mar 2022

Source: REUTERS

Economy

Fitch revises South Africa's outlook to 'stable' on economic recovery

17 Dec 2021

Ethics: A guiding light in troubled times

Management & Leadership

Ethics: A guiding light in troubled times

Lisa Witepski, Issued by SAICA 18 Nov 2021

Brian Joffe, Long4Life CEO. Source: Long4Life

Retail

Brian Joffe to step down as Long4Life CEO

14 Oct 2021

Media

WPP leaders recognised in Heroes Women Role Model Lists 2021

13 Sep 2021

Source: ©Franco Volpato

Economy

Credit ratings are punishing poorer countries for investing more in healthcare during the pandemic

Ramya Vijaya 17 Aug 2021