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JOHANNESBURG, Oct 26 (Reuters) - The South African rand was steady in early trade on Monday as investors awaited a series of domestic economic data releases and the Federal Reserve's policy decision ...
News South Africa » Economy: South Africa Reserve Bank Governor on navigating multiple economic shocks
Lesetja Kganyago, Governor of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) talks about the challenge for central bankers having to navigate a "multiplicity of shocks" - including shifting oil prices, ...
News South Africa » Economy: South African cherries target China as US relations sour
By Kopano Gumbi RUSTENBURG, South Africa, Oct 21 (Reuters) - South African cherry farmer Gert Eastes has spent 12 years preparing to break into China. Now, with Beijing introducing a zero-tariff ...
News South Africa » Economy: South Africa’s economic growth undershoots expectations
South Africa's economy grew 1.1% in 2025, missing expectations and underscoring the challenges facing President Cyril Ramaphosa's administration in tackling a long list of urgent tasks amid ...
News South Africa » Economy: South Africa revives fuel levy cuts as stronger finances create room for relief
By Kopano Gumbi and Anathi Madubela CAPE TOWN, Oct 21 (Reuters) - South Africa will reintroduce temporary fuel levy cuts for two months from November, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said on ...
News South Africa » Economy: Ramaphosa: South Africa’s economy in a ‘state of emergency’
President Cyril Ramaphosa said South Africa’s economy was “in a state of emergency” during his speech at a meeting of African National Congress (ANC) leaders in Johannesburg, calling the 30% US tariff ...
News South Africa » Economy: Why South Africa should scrap Black Economic Empowerment
Some months after Nelson Mandela was released from prison in February 1990, he told businesses that South Africa must “deracialise the exercise of economic power”. Such words unnerved the ...
News South Africa » Economy: Economic policy in South Africa neglects informal traders: 5 focus areas to support the sector
The informal economy is responsible for a large share of economic output across the continent. Yet economic policy is almost always designed for the formal economy and overlooks the informal economy.
News South Africa » Economy: South Africa’s Reforms Momentum Seen Propelling Economy
Structural reforms vital to accelerating South Africa’s economic growth have gathered steam, the government said, with almost half on track and the rest making progress. “Our reform momentum has ...