South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is poised to tap veteran political negotiator Roelf Meyer as the country’s next envoy to the US, as Pretoria seeks to steady relations with Washington after a turbulent year.

Farmers say they are being hit on several fronts, with the price of fuel and fertiliser all facing a hike.

Legal war is brewing in one of South Africa’s oldest millionaire towns, as residents refuse to accept collapsing service delivery and leadership instability.

The IMF’s latest economic outlook for South Africa has axed the country’s growth prospects for 2026, warning that things could get much worse if the Middle East war continues and dominoes start to fall.

A major Middle Eastern oil giant is in advanced talks with Shell to acquire its retail fuel stations in South Africa.

Families will be able to get help with back to school costs for children in reception to Year 11.

Old Mutual has seen an increase in South Africans accessing their retirement savings to fund discretionary purchases, such as car upgrades.

The motoring group says prices could start to come down over the next couple of weeks.

South Africa is clamping down on imported goods from China to protect consumers from unsafe and poor-quality products flooding the local market.

The supermarket says the redundancies form part of a restructure at its Bradford headquarters.