
Huge blow for petrol prices in South Africa next week
Month-end data from the CEF shows that fuel price recoveries have sunk even further, lining motorists up for a bigger-than-expected hike next week.
SUNDAY, 01 MARCH 2026, 21:03

Month-end data from the CEF shows that fuel price recoveries have sunk even further, lining motorists up for a bigger-than-expected hike next week.

Business Talk is South Africa’s top business podcast and has featured the country’s leading experts and executives.

Growthpoint Properties is redeveloping its Walmer Park Shopping Centre in Gqeberha, as it focuses on proven shopping centres.

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis said he’ll stand for election as leader of the Democratic Alliance, South Africa’s second-biggest political party, a contest he’s widely expected to win.

City Press is closing down in South Africa, with Media24 looking to limit job losses at the iconic publication.

Just under 100 businesses were liquidated in the first month of 2026, with Stats SA recording 96 closures in the first weeks of the new year.

According to Acting Minister of Police Firoz Cachalia, unlawful arrests have cost the South African Police Service (SAPS) over R620 million in the 2024/2025 year.

The management of major diamond mining group, Ekapa Mining, has announced that the company has applied for liquidation.

OUTsurance’s core South African operations are expected to see a strong rise in normalised earnings, while other parts of the group struggle.

Here are five important things happening in and affecting South Africa on Friday, 27 February 2026.

Households entitled to national benefits will be identified by the new system.

Schalk Malan is the Head of Insurance South Africa for Standard Bank’s Insurance and Asset Management Business (IAM) Unit and the former CEO of the innovative BrightRock.
Jo Haywood says the volunteer-led group is seeing “record numbers” of people needing cheaper food.

The Gauteng Department of Economic Development (GDED) continues to advance inclusive economic transformation through a focused implementation framework that drives measurable impact in priority sectors of the provincial economy.

Solidarity has warned that thousands of jobs could be lost if smelters do not get their wish for massively discounted electricity prices.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth previously threatened to remove the firm from the department’s supply chain.