South Africa's rand and government bonds fell steeply in early trade on Friday, after Israeli military strikes on Iran drove investors toward safe havens. At 0657 GMT, the risk-sensitive rand traded ...

(Reuters) -South African state ports and freight rail company Transnet said on Thursday that it had reached a wage agreement with its recognised labour unions. The deal is for a 18% salary increase ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa believes BEE is working and South Africa’s stagnant economy can be traced back to racist policies ...

A new study by the Free Market Foundation and the Solidarity Research Institute found that South Africa’s version of black economic empowerment is the most intrusive and economically damaging. The ...

The brother of former president Thabo Mbeki said the power of the ruling middle class must be diluted by the poor, the ...

South Africa's mining industry continues to struggle, with April's production figures showing a significant decline. This downturn, driven by falling output in key sectors, raises concerns about the ...

South Africa's parliament passed the budget's fiscal framework and revenue proposals on Wednesday, removing a key pillar of ...

While Statistics SA believes that the unemployment rate of 32.9% is solid, economists and bankers believe it is definitely ...

Sustained unemployment and high levels of urbanisation have created a large population of people desperate for work.

With the right innovations, South Africa’s food and agriculture sectors can fix the system and build a more food-secure ...

South Africa's economy eked out growth of 0.1% in the first quarter of 2025 in seasonally-adjusted quarter-on-quarter terms, ...

In a step to accelerate South Africa’s just energy transition and establish the country as a global green hydrogen leader, ...