South Africa’s main municipalities are in a “death spiral,” spending way too much money on administrative staff and too little on maintaining and building infrastructure, a deputy finance minister warned. 

The platform says hackers targeted a firm that helped to verify the ages of its users.

New opportunities are emerging for South African traders as market activity broadens beyond Bitcoin and altcoins attract renewed investor attention.

Here are five important things happening in South Africa on Thursday, 9 October 2025.

More and more South African retirees are choosing companionship over convention – living together without walking down the aisle.

John Smit and Wahl Bartmann have highlighted the new partnership between Fidelity Services Group and SSG Holdings.

Elon Musk has agreed to settle a $128m lawsuit brought by four former top executives over unpaid severance.

Wealthy South African expatriates are facing stricter enforcement and fewer exemptions as SARS tightens its grip on compliance and targets higher revenue collection.

Bank of America believes that South Africa is on the right track to escape junk status, with upgrades potentially beginning this year.

FlySafair has won a major reprieve in its ongoing ownership dispute.

Millions of people can now claim back around £700 after being mis-sold car finance between 2007 and 2024.