The National Automobile Dealers’ Association (NADA) says the South African Reserve Bank’s decision to increase interest rates adds another burden…
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Employment in South Africa’s construction industry increased by 39,000 in the second quarter of 2026 (Stats SA, Quarterly Labour Force…
South Africa’s unemployment rate has risen to 33.6%, with 8.5 million people now unemployed. Those numbers raise an important question about skills…
Three different speeds, driven by three different factors: this is how the global economy is approaching 2027, with uneven and…
For South African businesses involved in international trade, currency risk is often treated as something for the finance team to…
South Africa’s FMCG market returned to growth in 2025, with consumer spending increasing 3.3%, a significant turnaround from the 2.4% decline recorded…
What will give manufacturers the confidence and capability to invest for the next decade, asks Burak Bilgisel, Regional Managing Director,…
South African shoppers are becoming harder to impress and harder to categorise. The familiar narrative is that when household budgets…
South Africa’s FMCG market returned to growth in 2025, with consumer spending increasing 3.3%, a significant turnaround from the 2.4% decline recorded…
The headline data has been uneven. But in currency, tourism and property, the forward indicators are pointing the same way,…