Graphic depicting inflation A Competition Commission report has found that inflation on essentials is rising faster than wages, with low-income households being hit the hardest. The Cost of Living Report covers the period between 2020 and March 2025. The study expands on the original Essential Food Price Monitoring Report that was launched in 2020 to…
A Gautrain train is pictured on 30 August 2025. Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says plans are afoot for a major expansion of the Gautrain system to areas including Soweto, Fourways, Roodepoort and Mamelodi, amongst others. Lesufi was speaking during a media feedback session in Johannesburg where he shared the key outcomes of the recent Executive…
Cape Town’s majestic Table Mountain. The City of Cape Town says more than 2.4 million visitors came to Cape Town in 2024, spending around R25 billion that went directly into the economy. This spending supported over 106 000 jobs, nearly 7% of total city employment. The city is on a drive to attract more visitors and…
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) The share of global trade done on WTO terms has fallen to 72% and could fall further, amid the biggest disruption to the international trading system since World War Two, the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation said on Tuesday. Since US President Donald Trump…
Large miners such as First Quantum, Glencore and Vedanta Resources have often criticised the Zambian government over rising costs at their operations. The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) says it is shocked by looming job cuts affecting more than 3 000 employees at Glencore and Samancor mines. This comes after Glencore confirmed it had initiated…
An attendant puts fuel into a car. The Department of Mineral and Energy Resources has announced decreases in fuel prices, including a cut of as much as 57 cents a litre for diesel. The department says the petrol price will decline by four cents a litre and illuminating paraffin by 49 cents. The prices take…
MEC for Economic Development and Tourism Ms. Jesta Sidell. Former Tourism Deputy Minister Amos Fish Mahlalela is touted to lead the new board of the embattled Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency. Provincial Economic Development and Tourism MEC Jesta Sidell made the announcement during a media briefing in Mbombela. The briefing was to outline activities to…
South Africa’s manufacturing slowed down again in August due to weaker demand. In a setback for the South African manufacturing sector, the Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index slid back into contraction by 1.4 points to 49.5 points in August. The decline reversed some of the previous months’ gains that saw the index climb above 50 points….
Canned goods / food displayed on a store shelf. The National Consumer Commission (NCC) says it will make another surprise visit to KwaZulu-Natal businesses to ascertain compliance with the Consumer Protection Act (CPA). Last week, the Commission conducted compliance inspections in Pinetown, Pietermaritzburg, Durban CBD, Springfield, Inanda, Umlazi, and Pavilion Mall in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) where…
A prepaid electricity meter. Energy expert Professor Samson Mamphweli says South Africans should brace for another possible electricity price hike due to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) is not likely to face consequences for its recent blunders. A few days ago, NERSA confirmed that it had entered into an out-of-court settlement with…
