The Finance Minister’s address was both a warning and a call to action—urging stakeholders across the public and private ...

Explore the challenges and decisions facing South Africa's Budget 2025 as economists debate the implications of fiscal ...

The following scheduled economic events, equity and currency market moves may affect South African markets on Wednesday.

Global economic developments, including raised tariffs and trade wars, have lowered South Africa’s 2025 economic growth prospects from a predicted 1.9% Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in March ...

The most significant change in Budget 3.0 is the removal of the proposed Vat increases – initially a two-percentage-point ...

Talk of lowering the Reserve Bank’s inflation target has dashed hopes for interest rate cuts any time soon in South Africa – ...

Since the budget review in March, greater uncertainty and trade fragmentation have contributed to a weaker economic outlook.

S&P Global did not downgrade South Africa from positive to stable, which is good news for the country. Ratings agency, S&P ...

South Africa needs economic growth of at least 3% per year to create enough jobs for South African. GDP growth of 1% will not ...

“South Africa’s public finances remain particularly exposed to domestic and global shocks.” – Hugo Pienaar. We use cookies to ...