25 February 2026
Why Some SA Firms are Pushing for a VAT Increase
Lula has renewed its call for Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to raise the value added tax registration threshold for businesses in the upcoming 2026 National ...
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24 February 2026
The R500 Deal That Has South Africans Talking
The Special Investigating Unit has exposed extensive and deeply entrenched corruption within the Department of Home Affairs, revealing that organised criminal networks allegedly operated from ...
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21 February 2026
South Africans Urged to Act as Digital Fraud Cases Climb
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21 February 2026
SARS Issues Final Reminder to Taxpayers Seeking to Pay Less
South African taxpayers are being urged to make full use of every legitimate strategy available to lower their tax liability before the current tax year ...
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20 February 2026
Heavy Reliance on Top Earners as 3% Pay 33% of Income Tax
A very small fraction of South Africa’s taxpayer population is responsible for an outsized portion of the country’s total personal income tax collections, with the ...
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20 February 2026
SARB Targets Overhaul of Loan Pricing Rules
South Africa’s central bank has set out plans to discontinue the long-standing prime lending rate and instead anchor loan pricing directly to its official policy ...
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20 February 2026
How Existing Debt Shapes Home Loan Decisions in South Africa
The affordability assessment is a structured evaluation of an applicant’s existing debt repayments and household expenses against net monthly income. Its purpose is to ensure ...
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15 February 2026
Economists Anticipate Three Further South African Rate Cuts
Economists expect the South African Reserve Bank to reduce interest rates three additional times before concluding its present easing phase, although there is disagreement about ...
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15 February 2026
South Africa to Introduce New Social Grant Programme
President Cyril Ramaphosa has once again reaffirmed, during his 2026 State of the Nation Address delivered on Thursday, 12 February, that government intends to introduce ...
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15 February 2026
More Banks Roll Out Smart ID Applications Across South Africa
Standard Bank has officially announced a phased expansion of its Smart ID card application and renewal facilities, confirming that more of its branches will begin ...
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20 February 2026
Housing Market Signals Big Moment for South African Buyers
South Africa’s residential property market is moving decisively into 2026, a year that First National Bank (FNB) believes represents an important cyclical inflection point for ...
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15 February 2026
Rand Rebounds Sharply as Global Sentiment Improves
The South African rand has staged a notable recovery after the bout of weakness seen toward the end of last week, moving back below the ...
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15 February 2026
Income Reality Check for South African Households
Recent research and cost-of-living assessments paint a complex picture of what it truly takes to live a decent life in South Africa in 2026. Data ...
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15 February 2026
SASSA Halts 70,000 Grants in National Review
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has confirmed that it has already assessed around 240 000 social grants as part of a wide-ranging national ...
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15 February 2026
R90 Billion in Unclaimed Assets in SA – Could Some of It Be Yours?
South Africa is sitting with tens of billions of rand in financial assets that legally belong to individuals but have not yet been claimed, prompting ...
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20 February 2026
R520 Billion Revenue Gap Puts Bank Accounts in SARS Spotlight
South Africa is facing a significant escalation in tax enforcement as the South African Revenue Service (SARS) prepares to pursue more than half a trillion ...
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15 February 2026
South African Consumers on Edge as Tax Talk Intensifies
South Africa is increasingly exposed to the risk of a major tax shock, as an already narrow tax base becomes ever more concentrated among older ...
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15 February 2026
Interest Rates Stay Put as Cut Expectations Build
South Africa may still be on track for additional interest rate relief, even though borrowing costs have been placed on hold for the time being. ...
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15 February 2026
South Africa’s Housing Market Set For Stronger Recovery In 2026
South Africa’s residential property market is showing growing signs of stabilisation and recovery as easing inflation and lower interest rates begin to filter through to ...
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16 February 2026
Great News For Salaries In South Africa In 2026
South African workers are expected to see meaningful improvements in their real earnings during 2026, supported by a combination of favourable domestic and global economic ...
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14 February 2026
Fuel Prices To Drop Again In February
South African motorists are heading into February with renewed optimism, as fuel prices are once again expected to move lower. Updated data released late in ...
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14 February 2026
Debt Cases Ease, But Average Court Bills Remain Heavy At R29 000
New figures released by Statistics South Africa indicate that a smaller number of South Africans were dragged before the courts for unpaid debt during November ...
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14 February 2026
Rand Shoots the Lights Out as It Eyes R16 to the Dollar
The South African rand has decisively powered past the R16.30-per-dollar barrier that had capped its gains during the previous week of trading, and is now ...
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16 February 2026
Interest Rate Outlook Turns Less Favourable for South Africa
Economists at Nedbank are increasingly convinced that the South African Reserve Bank Monetary Policy Committee is likely to keep interest rates unchanged for longer than ...
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20 February 2026
More Than 50,000 Taxpayers Exit the SARS Tax System
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has reported that more than 50,000 taxpayers have formally ended their tax residency status in South Africa over the ...
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14 February 2026
Rate Cut Hopes Rise Ahead of Crucial SARB Announcement
The South African Reserve Bank Monetary Policy Committee is scheduled to convene next week for its first policy-setting meeting of 2026, where it will decide ...
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15 February 2026
South Africa’s Economic Outlook Shifts as Inflation Eases and Rate Cuts Loom
South Africa has already implemented cumulative interest rate reductions totalling 1.50 percentage points since September 2024. As a result of these adjustments, the prime lending ...
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18 January 2026
Major Policy Shifts Under Consideration for the SRD Grant
Significant policy changes are being explored for South Africa’s Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant, with the National Treasury actively assessing proposals that could fundamentally ...
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18 January 2026
COVID-19 SRD Grant Remains in Place, DSD Issues Fake News Warning
The Department of Social Development has issued a clear reassurance to South Africans who depend on the COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress grant, following a ...
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18 January 2026
South Africans Remain Hopeful as They Adjust to Sustained Financial Strain
South African households are increasingly demonstrating an ability to adjust and recalibrate their finances despite continued pressure from elevated living costs, according to the most ...
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18 January 2026
South Africa Faces New Tariff Threat From the US
The United States has issued a new tariff warning that could put South Africa under economic pressure due to its limited but sensitive ties with ...
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18 January 2026
Fresh Signs Point to Further Interest Rate Relief in South Africa
South Africans are increasingly poised to enjoy further interest rate relief in 2026, as global monetary developments, particularly in the United States, create favourable conditions ...
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18 January 2026
South Africa Hit With 10.5% Electricity Price Hike
South African electricity consumers are facing the prospect of a significant new financial burden, with Eskom seeking to recover an additional R76 billion in revenue, ...
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18 January 2026
South Africa Faces Escalating VAT-Related Tax Debt Challenge
South Africa is grappling with a growing tax compliance crisis, as newly released figures from the South African Revenue Service (SARS) reveal that undisputed tax ...
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18 January 2026
New Driving Licence Card Set to Launch in South Africa
South Africa is set to receive a newly designed driving licence card as the Department of Transport continues to manage challenges linked to the country’s ...
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18 January 2026
Rand Rallies After a Year of Doubt and Volatility
Traders appear comfortable with the rand trading at its strongest levels against the US dollar in more than three years, as reflected by subdued volatility ...
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18 January 2026
Positive Outlook for Interest Rate Cuts in South Africa
South Africa is receiving encouraging signals on the future direction of interest rates, with expectations that borrowing costs could continue to ease through 2026. Standard ...
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18 January 2026
NSFAS Non-Payments Leave Thousands of Students in Crisis
As universities reopen for the start of a new academic year, a growing number of students funded by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) ...
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18 January 2026
South Africans Facing Record Tax Pressure
South African taxpayers are facing record tax pressure, with Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana confirming that the country’s tax-to-GDP ratio is at its highest level since ...
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18 January 2026
Seven Bills Awaiting Presidential Signature in South Africa
President Cyril Ramaphosa currently has seven pieces of legislation awaiting his signature, marking the final step before they become enforceable law in South Africa. These ...
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18 January 2026
Petrol Prices Rise by 69 Cents Per Litre in South Africa
Despite a turbulent year marked by both domestic challenges and international market shocks, South African motorists closed out 2025 only marginally worse off in overall ...
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15 February 2026
New Data Highlights Government Salaries Exceeding R56 000 a Month
Recent earnings figures from Statistics South Africa’s Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) indicate that certain areas of the public sector continue to offer significantly higher pay ...
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16 February 2026
Expected Fuel Price Movements for January in South Africa
Mid-month data from the Central Energy Fund indicates that South African motorists are heading into the new year with fuel price relief on the cards, ...
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16 February 2026
South Africa Plans Major Overhaul of Cash and ATM System
South Africa’s central bank is preparing to implement the most far-reaching restructuring of the country’s cash ecosystem in several decades, signalling a fundamental shift in ...
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16 February 2026
Positive Signals for Interest Rate Reductions in South Africa
South Africa is seeing increasingly favourable conditions for future interest rate cuts, as national inflation expectations have fallen sharply following Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s decision ...
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16 February 2026
South Africa Faces Fresh Warning on the End of Working From Home
A recent judgement delivered by the Labour Court in South Africa has issued another clear caution to employers who are considering bringing remote working arrangements ...
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16 February 2026
South Africa Reveals Proposed Minimum Wage Hike for 2026
The National Minimum Wage Commission has put forward a recommendation that the wage floor for South African workers should rise in 2026 by an amount ...
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10 December 2025
Major Shift Ahead for South Africans Earning R5k to R20k
South Africa has recorded its strongest improvement in consumer confidence for 2025, with the country’s middle-income earners, specifically those receiving between R5,000 and R20,000 a ...
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9 January 2026
Extended Operating Hours for Smart ID and Passport Services
The Department of Home Affairs has announced that South Africans applying for Smart ID cards or passports will have easier access to services during December ...
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15 February 2026
South Africans Turn to Costly Debt as Loan Sharks Gain Ground
South Africa is witnessing an intensifying shift towards credit reliance as households struggle to keep up with the rising cost of living. This trend is ...
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9 January 2026
BNPL Surges as South African Debt Hits Record Highs
As the festive season promotions intensify across South Africa, the National Financial Ombud (NFO) has issued a warning for consumers to exercise extreme caution when ...
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18 January 2026
SARS Issues Stern New Compliance Signal to South African Taxpayers
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) released a draft notice in terms of section 210(2) of the Tax Administration Act, signalling its intention to introduce ...
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12 December 2025
Another Significant Economic Gain for South Africa
South Africa recorded another encouraging performance in the third quarter, as real gross domestic product expanded by 0.5 percent. This marked the fourth successive quarter ...
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9 January 2026
Government Pushes Ahead With Plans to Scrap Medical Aid Tax Credits
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has reiterated the government’s position on the future of medical aid tax credits, emphasising that the National Health Insurance (NHI) Act ...
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