The Treasury has lowered its 2026 growth forecast to 1.2%, down from 1.6% in February. In his medium-term budget policy statement (MTBPS) on Wednesday, finance minister Enoch Godongwana said stronger ...

Rising global bond yields and persistent inflation are adding pressure to government borrowing costs, as South Africa navigates higher oil prices and geopolitical uncertainty. Business Day TV spoke to ...

Cuban foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez accused the US on Wednesday of threatening member states of the UN with sanctions should they side with Cuba in next week’s annual ​UN vote on a resolution ...

Alex Carey, who attempted a shot he would quickly want to forget, two balls later was the fourth and Jansen secured his fifth wicket after lunch when Beau Webster edged another steepling delivery to ...

The UN Development Programme estimates that subjective judgments in sovereign credit ratings cost African countries more than ...

REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA Department of National Treasury Issuer code: BIRSA (“National Treasury”) NATIONAL TREASURY’S AUCTION LEVELS ANNOUNCEMENT FOLLOWING THE TABLING OF THE 2026 MEDIUM TERM BUDGET ...

From Steers and Wimpy to Debonairs Pizza, Famous Brands operates some of South Africa’s best-known restaurant chains. But its ...

Retail sales volumes increased 3.3% compared with August last year but fell 0.3% month on month, according to preliminary ...

The National Treasury has allocated an additional R21.8bn over the next three years to the local government equitable share, ...

The government is also considering measures to strengthen the capacity of the border inspectorate and the immigration ...

The National Treasury on Wednesday said it had published proposed amendments to the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) and ...

The MTBPS made room for the allocation by revising spending plans for the 2026/27 financial year, including an upward adjustment of R10.6bn in spending, R1.9bn in rollovers from the previous financial ...