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Taxation & Regulation

New Sars chief outlines modernisation and tougher tax-enforcement drive

7 May 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Stocks perched on record peak, dollar defensive on peace hopes

Ankur Banerjee 7 May 2026

April vehicle sales rise, exports decline amid global pressure, says Naamsa

Commercial & Industrial

April vehicle sales rise, exports decline amid global pressure, says Naamsa

5 May 2026

Source: Supplied.

Finance

New Sars chief outlines modernisation and tougher tax enforcement drive

5 May 2026

Source: GCIS. SA Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana.

Finance

G20 rift widens as South Africa excluded from key finance discussions

14 Apr 2026

Source: CLG Lawyers and Business Advisors.

Taxation & Regulation

New Sars chief named

8 Apr 2026

Source: Reuters.

Finance

Equities gain, oil settles higher as investors watch US-Iran standoff

Sinéad Carew 7 Apr 2026

Fuel levy cut offers relief as agriculture flags deeper risks

Agriculture

Fuel levy cut offers relief as agriculture flags deeper risks

1 Apr 2026

Early Childhood Development

Classrooms must come first: Fixing the policy gap in SA’s ECD strategy

Marion Wagner 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

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Economy

SA-Tied phase III: Bridging research and policy for Southern Africa's economic growth

26 Mar 2026

Most social grant fraud involves officials, not beneficiaries, report says

Health & Social Welfare

Most social grant fraud involves officials, not beneficiaries, report says

Marecia Damons 19 Mar 2026

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Law Practice

Process to appoint 50 additional judges to get underway

6 Mar 2026

Activists criticise social grant “savings”

Health & Social Welfare

Activists criticise social grant “savings”

Marecia Damons 6 Mar 2026

SMEs get tax breathing room as VAT threshold jumps to R2.3m

SMEs

SMEs get tax breathing room as VAT threshold jumps to R2.3m

2 Mar 2026

Budget Speech (Feb 2026) – explained like you’re telling your friend

Economy

Budget Speech (Feb 2026) – explained like you’re telling your friend

Issued by The Noise Factory 27 Feb 2026

How the lack of enforcement impacts the National Budget

Economy

How the lack of enforcement impacts the National Budget

Issued by SAICA 27 Feb 2026

#Budgetspeech2026: Pnet backs overhaul of Skills Development Levy and Setas

Skills Development & Training

#Budgetspeech2026: Pnet backs overhaul of Skills Development Levy and Setas

Paul Byrne, Issued by Pnet 26 Feb 2026

Moving South Africa's education needle forward

Primary & Secondary Education

Moving South Africa's education needle forward

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 26 Feb 2026

Source: GCIS. Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana.

Finance

#Budget2026: Offshore investment limits doubled - what it means for your portfolio

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

Call for EV tax overhaul as Budget Speech looms

Fuel & Energy

Call for EV tax overhaul as Budget Speech looms

24 Feb 2026

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

Economy

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

17 Feb 2026

Source: Pexels.

Economy

Crime tops #Sona2026 agenda: Sweeping measures against gangs declared

Katja Hamilton 13 Feb 2026

Ghana seeks cocoa competitiveness with new measures

Agro-processing

Ghana seeks cocoa competitiveness with new measures

Emmanuel Bruce and Christian Akorlie 13 Feb 2026

South Africa's growth hinges on bold budget choices

Economy

South Africa's growth hinges on bold budget choices

Issued by Bullion PR & Communication 12 Feb 2026

Sassa suspends 70,000 grant payments in crackdown

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa suspends 70,000 grant payments in crackdown

Marecia Damons 6 Feb 2026

#Orchids&Onions: Sugar scares and DA's AI blunders

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions: Sugar scares and DA's AI blunders

Brendan Seery 3 Feb 2026

Source: Reuters.

Banking

AfDB looks to boost ties to Arab funders to plug development finance gap

Duncan Miriri 15 Jan 2026

The future of the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant beyond the March 2027 extension remains uncertain. Archive photo: Chris Gilili

Health & Social Welfare

Future of SRD grant uncertain, says Treasury

Marecia Damons 6 Jan 2026

Source: Reuters.

Taxation & Regulation

Zimbabwe scraps gold royalty hike, sets higher threshold for windfall tax

Nelson Banya 19 Dec 2025

#BestofBiz 2025: Finance

Finance

#BestofBiz 2025: Finance

17 Dec 2025

#BestofBiz 2025: ESG & Sustainability

ESG & Sustainability

#BestofBiz 2025: ESG & Sustainability

17 Dec 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

South African inflation expectations fall after setting of 3% target

12 Dec 2025

Source: Supplied.

Finance

Absa leads charge in launch of R11.8bn infrastructure bond

10 Dec 2025

Image credit: Reuters/Stephanie Lecocq/File Photo

Coal, Oil & Gas

TotalEnergies-led Mozambique LNG project loses R2.2bn backing

Shadia Nasralla and America Hernandez 2 Dec 2025

Sassa expects to save more than R341-million in the next financial year after about 35,000 grants were ended after recent reviews. Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Health & Social Welfare

Sassa expects to save R341m by tightening screenings

Marecia Damons 24 Nov 2025

Source: The Banking Association of South Africa.

Finance

South Africa continues economic growth drive with rate reduction

21 Nov 2025

Source: WDG Architecture. International Monetary Fund headquarters.

Finance

Africa expert panel proposes a new G20 debt refinancing initiative

20 Nov 2025

One of the keynote conversations at Bloomberg's inaugural Africa Business Summit featured Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola (Image supplied)

Media

EXCLUSIVE: Bloomberg reflects on the inaugural Africa Business Summit

19 Nov 2025

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

S&P upgrades South Africa for first time in nearly 20 years as reforms gain traction

Aatrayee Chatterjee 16 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

Image credit: Sassa

Health & Social Welfare

Finance Minister extends Sassa’s R370 Covid-19 SRD grant

13 Nov 2025

Western Cape pensioners have petitioned government to increase their grants. Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Health & Social Welfare

Pensioners ask Parliament to increase grant to R5,000

Marecia Damons 11 Nov 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: Reuters.

Finance

Developing nations rack up $3.9bn in net debt payments to China a year, study finds

Colleen Goko 13 Oct 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

South Africa is on track to meet key fiscal targets, Treasury says

Kopano Gumbi 10 Oct 2025

Infrastructure: the missing link in South Africa’s SME growth story

SMEs

Infrastructure: the missing link in South Africa’s SME growth story

Issued by Business Partners Limited 9 Oct 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

South Africa tax agency falling short on extra collections ambition

Colleen Goko 1 Oct 2025