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25 March 2026
The Department of Social Development (DSD) has formally published the updated increases to South Africa’s system of social grants, confirming that the revised payment amounts ...
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25 March 2026
During the 2025 to 2026 financial period, debt levels among some South African consumers have surged, with individuals owing up to 28 times their monthly ...
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25 March 2026
South Africa’s authorities have issued a strong appeal for restraint as concerns about potential fuel shortages begin circulating widely among the public. Officials are working ...
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21 March 2026
President Cyril Ramaphosa has formally confirmed that a newly structured Basic Income Support (BIS) grant, which represents a comprehensive overhaul of the existing R370 Social ...
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18 March 2026
South Africa’s consumer credit landscape is undergoing a notable transformation, as repayment behaviours increasingly reflect financial prioritisation strategies among households. According to the latest Experian ...
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18 March 2026
Absa’s internal personal loan data indicates that spending on home improvements represents 23.94% of all loans issued, reflecting a 9.6% year-on-year rise, particularly among consumers ...
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18 March 2026
South Africans are likely to encounter rising fuel costs in the coming month, as international oil markets continue to respond to heightened geopolitical tensions involving ...
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16 March 2026
South Africans who hold retirement funds are being cautioned about the potential for unexpected tax consequences linked to withdrawals under the country’s relatively new two-pot ...
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13 March 2026
Significant reforms are set to take effect within South Africa’s debit order system next month, introducing an extended period during which consumers may challenge disputed ...
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11 March 2026
The National Treasury has formally earmarked an additional R1.76 billion in funding aimed at incentivising thousands of public sector employees to voluntarily leave government service ...
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11 March 2026
South Africa’s central bank has indicated that it is closely observing developments across domestic financial markets and remains prepared to deploy policy tools if conditions ...
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10 March 2026
South Africa is facing a potentially severe economic challenge as global oil prices surge while the local currency simultaneously weakens, creating a difficult environment for ...
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13 March 2026
Developments in global geopolitics have created an increasingly challenging backdrop for interest rate reductions in South Africa this month, as escalating violence in the Middle ...
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6 March 2026
South Africa’s state-owned electricity utility, Eskom, has begun formally issuing notices to a group of municipalities across the country that could ultimately face electricity supply ...
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6 March 2026
Energy analysts and power sector specialists have cautioned that South Africa should avoid becoming complacent about the current suspension of load shedding, warning that the ...
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4 March 2026
The intensifying conflict in the Middle East is increasingly viewed as a material threat to South Africa’s inflation trajectory, potentially undermining expectations that interest rates ...
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13 March 2026
As South Africa grapples with soaring living costs and a housing backlog affecting more than 13 million people, eviction awareness is becoming increasingly urgent. Legal ...
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28 February 2026
Month-end figures published by the Central Energy Fund indicate that fuel price recoveries have deteriorated even further, positioning motorists for a steeper increase at the ...
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28 February 2026
South Africa is preparing to introduce a new framework aimed at restoring discipline to the country’s public finances, with National Treasury confirming that binding guidelines ...
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26 February 2026
All permanent social grants in South Africa, with the sole exception of the COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress grant, are scheduled to increase in the ...
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6 March 2026
Lula, a South African based Fintech, has renewed its call for Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to raise the value added tax (VAT) registration threshold for ...
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6 March 2026
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has exposed extensive and deeply entrenched corruption within the Department of Home Affairs, revealing that organised criminal networks allegedly operated ...
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6 March 2026
Fraud attempts are becoming an everyday reality for many South Africans, with scammers increasingly using convincing messages about tax refunds, urgent legal notices, or tempting ...
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21 February 2026
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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6 March 2026
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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6 March 2026
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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6 March 2026
When applying for a home loan, the affordability assessment is a structured evaluation of an applicant’s existing debt repayments and household expenses against net monthly ...
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15 February 2026
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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 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
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
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 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 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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