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10 February 2026
South Africa’s residential property market is moving decisively into 2026, a year that First National Bank believes represents an important cyclical inflection point for buyers ...
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9 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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8 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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8 February 2026
The South African Social Security Agency has confirmed that it has already assessed around 240 000 social grants as part of a wide-ranging national review, ...
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4 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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4 February 2026
South Africa is facing a significant escalation in tax enforcement as the South African Revenue Service prepares to pursue more than half a trillion rand ...
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3 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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31 January 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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31 January 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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29 January 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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29 January 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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26 January 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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24 January 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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1 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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1 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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20 January 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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19 January 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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18 January 2026
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
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
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
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 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
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
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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18 January 2026
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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17 December 2025
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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15 December 2025
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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18 January 2026
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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9 January 2026
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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9 January 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
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
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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9 January 2026
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
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
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
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
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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12 December 2025
South African motorists are facing another difficult start to the month as fresh data from the Central Energy Fund indicates that fuel prices are set ...
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17 December 2025
The South African rand has enjoyed a period of noticeable strengthening against the United States dollar over the past year, yet analysts caution that this ...
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17 December 2025
SARS has informed employers throughout South Africa that they should begin their preparations for the 2026 Employer Filing Season, explaining that several procedural adjustments will ...
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9 January 2026
The most recent PayInc Net Salary Index reveals encouraging news for South African employees, showing that salaries across the country remain higher than they were ...
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27 November 2025
The prospect of lengthening the validity period of South African driving licence cards has resurfaced, yet labour unions have cautioned that such a shift could ...
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18 January 2026
Following the South African Reserve Bank’s recent decision to lower borrowing costs, several economists have indicated that South Africans may see additional reductions in interest ...
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21 November 2025
Many leading economists, financial experts and major market institutions continue to project that the South African Reserve Bank will deliver a 25 basis point interest ...
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9 January 2026
Annual consumer inflation in South Africa climbed to 3.6 percent in October, rising from the 3.4 percent level recorded in September, a development that matched ...
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9 January 2026
South Africans are increasingly relying on overdraft facilities and various short-term lending options as high interest rates, persistent inflation and sluggish economic growth steadily erode ...
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19 November 2025
After reaching its strongest levels in nearly three years, the rand has once again slipped above the R17.00 mark against the US dollar, reflecting the ...
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