Firms have to balance hi-tech and age-old skills when training up young workers.

Buying on social media live streams is fast becoming regular consumer behaviour for many.

The BBC’s Economics Editor Faisal Islam outlines the challenges facing the new chancellor.

The person in charge of the country will change but the financial challenges remain the same.

The Irish airline.has also cut fares after customers were reluctant to fly as the Iran war continued

Razwan Amin set up his barbers after leaving Erdington Academy and wants to help people with the cost of living.

Colombians who grow cocaine’s raw material bemoan a lack of support to help them switch crops.

Thousands of new parents fail to claim child benefit until it is too late to receive some of the money, HMRC says.

Residents in Kent describe South East Water as “incompetently useless” as supply issues continue.

The incoming PM is expected to announce fresh support for the North Sea from day one of his premiership.

Rents in Bozeman, Montana have skyrocketed as wealthy out-of-towners flock to the city to experience the American West.

Mustek and Huawei have partnered to help South African businesses move beyond technology adoption and focus on real business impact.

Amazon has announced the launch of its Prime membership programme in South Africa.

The Energy and Carbon Performance Rating gives South Africans a clear view of their energy efficiency over the past 12 months.

Here are five important things happening in and affecting South Africa on Wednesday, 3 June 2026.

Business groups have warned that new draft rules proposed by SANRAL could unlawfully expand the agency’s powers over private businesses.

New data shares that the cost of a single burger has increased by R64 in the last three decades in South Africa—far outstripping inflation.

South Africa’s middle class continue to struggle with their repayments, with 43% of respondents defaulting in the latest Eighty20 Credit Stress Report.

South African motorists are set to pay the highest petrol price in the country’s history from Wednesday, 3 June 2026.

South Africa recorded the highest rate of suspected digital fraud among African countries analysed in 2025.

South African business sentiment weakened in the second quarter as consumers faced fresh pressures from the Iran war that’s clouded the outlook for inflation and interest rates.