Johannesburg’s benchmark stock index is heading for its worst month in almost two decades, reeling from a double hit as the Iran war saps demand for emerging-market assets while plunging precious-metal prices weigh on the country’s miners.

Norton Rose Fulbright has officially left South Africa, with the local operations rebranding back to Deneys.

Ipeleng Mabusela is a veteran of the South African automotive sector and holds positions on key organisations such as MIFA and MIRF.

FNB’s economists have warned that the conflict in the Middle East could hurt South Africa’s economic recovery.

Here are five important things happening in South Africa on Monday, 30 March 2026.

It comes after Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen joined the conflict by striking Israel over the weekend.

Mainland firms are using the territory to test products and as a springboard for global expansion.

More tech leaders are pointing to job cuts caused by AI tools – and a need for more investment cash.

This is how much money taxpayers living in the best-run municipality in South Africa make.

South Africa’s statistics agency, Stats SA, has confirmed that its systems have been breached by a ransomware attack, marking the second major government breach this month.

The City of Cape Town has allocated R93 million to a “gas-to-power” plant at the Coastal Park Landfill near Muizenberg, which converts waste gas into electricity.