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Eskom
South Africa's state power utility: its power stations, tariff increases, debt and restructuring.
Eskom seeks partners for up to 6GW of renewables and storageSouth African Reserve Bank
The central bank sets the repo rate, and the banks' prime lending rate moves with it. Its decisions, statements and forecasts, from the bank's own documents.
How the repo rate works and what it does to your bondInterest rates
The repo rate, the prime lending rate and what each change costs or saves borrowers and savers.
How the repo rate works and what it does to your bondInflation
Consumer and producer price inflation as measured by Stats SA, and what drives it.
IMF lowers South Africa's 2026 growth forecast to 1%Fuel price
South Africa's regulated petrol, diesel and paraffin prices change on the first Wednesday of each month. Every adjustment and what drives it.
How South Africa's fuel price is setSARS and tax
Tax filing, tax tables, VAT and the South African Revenue Service's rules and deadlines.
Microsoft and IBM renewals are 97% of SARS sole-source contract valueThe rand
The rand against the dollar, euro and pound, and why it moves. Daily reference rates are on the rand tracker.
Rand steadies near R16.54 after first weekly gain in five weeksJSE
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange: listings, delistings, results and the market's direction.
Boxer lifts headline earnings 9.1% and names Justin Galloway next CEOThe Budget
National Treasury's Budget in February and Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement in October: spending, tax, debt and growth forecasts.
Godongwana to table mini budget on 21 October as revenue rises 9.5%Transnet
The state freight rail, port and pipeline company, and the logistics reforms that decide how fast goods move.
Transnet plans R2.2bn of ore line maintenance as shutdown runsEconomic growth
Gross domestic product, the measure of how fast South Africa's economy is growing or shrinking, with the sectors behind each quarter's number.
IMF lowers South Africa's 2026 growth forecast to 1%Property market
House prices, bond approvals, rentals and listed property, measured by the banks, rental agencies and the deeds office.
Rents grow 5.2% in second quarter, led by the Western CapeMining industry
South Africa's mines, their costs, output, regulation and the Minerals Council's view of the sector.
Transnet plans R2.2bn of ore line maintenance as shutdown runsRenewable energy
Solar, wind and battery storage: procurement rounds, private power and the grid capacity to connect them.
Eskom seeks partners for up to 6GW of renewables and storageRetail
Supermarkets, clothing chains and consumer spending, from trading updates to market share.
Boxer lifts headline earnings 9.1% and names Justin Galloway next CEOPublic procurement
How the state buys goods and services: tenders, deviations, sole-source contracts and the rules that govern them.
Microsoft and IBM renewals are 97% of SARS sole-source contract valueLocal elections 2026
The 4 November 2026 local government elections: candidates, the Electoral Commission, court cases and results.
Constitutional Court hears ANC appeal over candidates in six councilsThe courts
Rulings and cases in the Constitutional Court, Supreme Court of Appeal, Electoral Court and high courts that shape business and politics.
Constitutional Court hears ANC appeal over candidates in six councilsMigration and Home Affairs
Asylum, visas, permits, borders and the Department of Home Affairs: policy, court rulings and what they mean for people and employers.
Government to ask court to supervise how it applies asylum rulingGlobal economy
The IMF, the US Federal Reserve, China and the other big economies whose decisions move the rand and prices in South Africa.
IMF lowers South Africa's 2026 growth forecast to 1%