South Africa's finance minister has said that failing to raise the value-added tax rate from May would cause severe harm to ...

Economists at Nedbank say South Africans should not hold out any hope for further interest rate cuts in 2025, with the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) left with nothing but difficult choices.

and it is likely to hold off on any interest rate cuts until things settle down. “The South African Reserve Bank is likely to sit on its hands for the next few months, until there is greater ...

Although markets had anticipated further interest rate cuts from major central banks, the SARB now believes the emergence of ...

Namibia's central bank held its main interest rate on Wednesday, citing heightened global policy uncertainty as it raised its ...

The recent announcement by the US to introduce a 90-day suspension on most tariffs, excluding those on China, has sparked waves of reaction across global markets. While the decision has been welcomed ...

Shareholders are advised that Copper 360 has concluded negotiations for a restructuring of unsecured short-term debt obligations totalling R267 ...

Government wants the VAT increase to increase its revenue as it has a R58 billion revenue gap it must fill. A VAT increase of ...

The United States is no longer a reliable country. For some, this is nothing new. The Iraq War, launched in 2003 – resulting in over 100,000 deaths, lasting regional destabilization, and the return of ...

In South Africa, however, this is not the case. The unemployment rate would be significantly higher if the non ... time of a statistical survey may reveal little of their intrinsic interest in working ...

The South African government also offers debt instruments to commercial investors. The maturity period that makes the difference between “short-term” and “long-term” is one year. Inflation-linked ...

The interest payments on these bonds will be vulnerable to exchange rate movements, and a higher foreign to local currency government bonds ratio will also add downside pressure to South Africa's ...