Growth, inflation, jobs, the Reserve Bank and the forces shaping South Africa’s economy.
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National Treasury has withheld July's equitable share from 69 municipalities and will route the money straight to Eskom, water boards and pension funds, as Nelson Mandela Bay's business chamber warns of damage to investor confidence.
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New Stats SA figures show a R605bn industry that keeps shrinking as a share of the economy.
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Manufacturing production fell 4.3% in the year to May — its steepest drop in over a year — piling pressure on second-quarter growth just as the Reserve Bank weighs another rate hike.
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Moody's has moved the city's outlook to positive, a vote of confidence in a municipality that's still dangerously close to running out of money.
At least 40 listed firms have shared plans this year to power themselves with renewables, and the shift is starting to reshape Eskom's role.
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Forecasters have confirmed a severe El Niño will coincide with the 2026-27 planting season, but a record 17.25-million-tonne maize crop and unusually moist soils give South Africa a rare buffer against the coming drought.
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Stats SA's two-decade review of municipal finances shows council debt rising faster than revenue, with 17 municipalities owing more than they own ahead of November's local elections.
The S&P Global PMI rose to 50.5 in June, nudging past the line between growth and contraction as inflation eased — but business optimism sank to a near-five-year low.
First-time buyers are driving the housing recovery, and a record share of young South Africans are buying without a partner.
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Governor Lesetja Kganyago says inflation expectations have crept above the Bank's 3% target, keeping the door open to a further increase on 23 July.
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Petrol drops around R2 a litre and diesel more than R3 from today, though the full return of the fuel levy takes some of the shine off the relief.
A self-imposed deadline set by anti-immigration groups has rattled township traders and the inner city, with foreign-owned shops shuttering and neighbours feeling the pinch.