President Cyril Ramaphosa signs the Visitors’ Book at the Official Residence at the 47th ASEAN Summit and the East Asian Summit. President Cyril Ramaphosa has wrapped up his visit in Malaysia where he also met leaders of different industries, with the aim of promoting South Africa as a reliable investment partner. The president also attended…
Mokopane, Tzaneen and Louis Trichardt, have become property hotspots The Limpopo province’s property market is the fastest growing in the country, followed by the Western Cape and Gauteng. According to Statistics South Africa, the value of residential properties in South Africa’s fourth largest province in terms of land area, rose by over 12% in May…
South African banknotes and coins illustrated on picture above. The rand is slightly firmer after the greenback declined against a basket of currencies. The removal of the country from a global financial crime watchdog’s list of countries under heightened scrutiny also helped the local currency. The Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) decision to remove South…
The FATF is an intergovernmental organisation established in 1989 as the international watchdog to combat money laundering, terrorist financing, and other related threats. Political parties in Parliament have generally reacted positively to South Africa’s removal from the grey list. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) removed South Africa from its grey list on Friday. This…
Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng leaves the trade talks between the US and China, at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia October 25, 2025. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain The second day of trade talks between the US and China was paving the way for a “productive meeting” between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping, Washington’s top trade envoy said…
FATF logo The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) says after the shocking allegations by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, about corruption and the infiltration by criminal syndicates of the South African Police Service (SAPS), the news that South Africa is no longer on the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) greylist is a welcome relief….
File: A worker counts money Political analyst Levy Ndou says the Financial Action Task Force’s removal of South Africa from its greylist is positive news for the economy. The global financial crime watchdog announced the removal of South Africa from the list on Friday. The move followed the country’s meeting of all 22 action items…
A street trader counts out change for a customer in Durban. The rand strengthened by nearly half a percent on Friday following the announcement that South Africa had been officially removed from the Financial Action Task Force greylist. Experts say the move signals that the country has made strong progress in tightening its controls to…
Farmer showcases her cabbage at the Farmers Information Day in Mthatha, Eastern Cape on October 24, 2025. Emerging farmers and entrepreneurs came under one roof to showcase their produce and to expose themselves to the market at the OR Tambo Annual Farmers Information Day in Mthatha, Eastern Cape. Food security and malnutrition remain huge challenges…
FILE| South African rands. The National Treasury has welcomed the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) decision to remove South Africa from the Greylist. It emphasises that Government has worked tirelessly to address all the deficiencies reflected in the 22 action item plan agreed between the country and FATF. The global financial crime watchdog placed South…
