Eager eyes turn to Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address as economists weigh in
The stage is set for Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address, where hopes and expectations collide with the harsh ...
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Predictions for SONA2025: what South Africans can expect
South Africans want to hear about economic strategies, NHI, legislative changes and the Trump-Musk Saga at SONA2025. Will Ramaphosa oblige?
Plan to take on South Africa’s big banks
Several of South Africa’s biggest payment providers plan to cut the cost of digital transactions by entering the country’s ...
Plan for South Africa to kiss cash goodbye
South Africa’s government has drawn up a lofty plan to develop a free digital payment platform for residents to reduce cash ...
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On the trail of the elusive pangolin at a South African safari reserve
Photograph by Jonathan Gregson Working to ensure the mammal gets to amble through another few million years is Phinda Private Game Reserve in South Africa ... tells me the plan is I’ll explore ...
IMF proposes debt ceiling strategy for South Africa to tackle unsustainable debt
Projections from the National Treasury reveal that South Africa's government debt, currently standing at R5. 2 trillion, is ...
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IMF Executive Board Concludes 2024 Article IV Consultation with South Africa
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with South Africa.
US may have shelved digital currency plans, India and 43 countries are still at it
The number of countries experimenting with central bank digital currency has nearly doubled over the past three years, data ...
South African rand weakens ahead of data-filled week
South Africa's rand slipped on Monday, ahead of a week packed with domestic and international data releases, with eyes set on ...
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South Africa Consumer Price Index (CPI) YoY
we watched the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) hold firm on its monetary policy, sending ripples through the market. But that was just the warm-up act. As the week unfolded, we saw ...
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Nationalisation of SARB should be permanently abandoned - GHL
The concession by the ANC’s Paul Mashatile that the ANC’s plan to nationalise the South Africa Reserve Bank (SARB) will not proceed for the time being, while welcome, does not go far enough. The plan ...
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Prudential Authority moves to liquidate KZN-based Ithala ‘bank’
The Prudential Authority within the South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) has applied to the Pietermaritzburg High Court for the provisional liquidation of beleaguered KwaZulu-Natal-headquartered ...