The latest data from Statistics South Africa's Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) shows which workers in the country’s formal, non-agricultural sectors earn the best average salaries.
South Africa’s rand weakened past R18 per dollar for the first time since May 2020, as President Cyril Ramaphosa warned that rolling blackouts aren’t going away any time soon.
A new credit rating agency focused on emerging markets says South Africa's economy is not 'junk', giving it an investment grade rating with a stable outlook.
Financial services firm KPMG's latest South African Insurance Industry Survey 2022 showed that new perspectives on money and ownership as well as the state of the world as a whole are shaping the insurance landscape.
The University of Cape Town's Liberty Institute of Strategic Marketing has published its latest research on the black middle class in South Africa, defining what it takes to be considered middle class in the country.
The South African Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has hiked the repurchase rate (repo rate) by 75 basis points.
The South African Reserve Bank has hiked interest rates by 75 basis points, taking the repo rate to 6.25% per annum - returning to pre-Covid-19 levels.
Despite the South African government's best efforts to fast-track reforms and make urgent changes to the country's financial regulations, the sheer scale of its deficiencies when it comes to the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF's) metrics means a gr...
Despite food inflation coming in higher in August 2022, economists say that prices should ease as we head to the end of the year. Meanwhile, global oil prices are easing, which will have a positive impact on fuel costs.
Financial institutions across South Africa have been found to have billions in unclaimed assets - causing the Financial Sector Conduct Authority to reconsider how it manages such funds.
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