A global hospitality giant is expanding its footprint in South Africa with plans to open a luxury hotel in KwaZulu-Natal.

South Africa’s specialised crime unit, the Hawks, has arrested three suspects in Mpumalanga in connection with an alleged R27 million fraud in which funds were paid to 700 ghost workers.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned that South Africa desperately needs to increase investment to drive the growth it needs to create jobs—and he wants the private sector to do it.

The future of South Africa’s National Health Insurance (NHI) Act could be ruled invalid in two Constitutional Court challenges by the Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF) and the Premier of the Western Cape.

South African used-car giant WeBuyCars is facing pressure from an influx of cheaper Asian vehicles into the country, shifting local buying habits and squeezing the used-car market.

One director, who has just bought 2,000 panels, hopes to safeguard the company’s future bills.

Here are five important things happening in and affecting South Africa on Monday, 18 May 2026.

The emerging-market carry trade has bounced back from its Iran war losses as surging crude oil prices reinforce expectations that interest rates will stay elevated and bolster the currencies of commodity exporters. 

Energy markets have been on a wild ride as the key Strait of Hormuz waterway remains effectively closed.

The internet giant dwarfs other online retailers on both sides of the Atlantic.