R3 trillion in pensions under threat in South Africa, and bill to end MP medical-aid privileges
Here are five important things happening in South Africa today, Monday, 15 September 2025.
Business
South Korea to probe potential human rights abuses in US raid
More than 300 South Korean workers returned home on Friday after being held for a week in the US following the raid.
Government withdraws controversial law changes in South Africa
Big changes could be coming for South Africans’ credit scores if the government pushes through new amendments to the National Credit Act.
US-China trade talks set for day two as TikTok deadline looms
The negotiations are the latest attempt to end a trade war between the world’s two biggest economies.
US farmers are being squeezed – and it’s testing their deep loyalty to Trump
Why so many corn belt Americans continue to back Trump, even while feeling economic pressure driven partly by his trade policy
Why hackers are targeting the world’s shipping
Cargo ships are increasingly coming under cyber attack by criminal gangs and hostile nation states.
‘Killer’ child car seats still on sale 10 years on
Which? advised families to buy approved seats with a clear orange label indicating they are safe.
Criminals have a new target in South Africa – and they’re looking for homes that have them
Criminals are increasingly targeting homes, galleries and institutions for one-of-a-kind valuables in South Africa.
South Africa’s richest city kissing its biggest taxpayers goodbye
South Africa’s richest city is seeing a decline in resident millionaires due to the city’s eroding quality of life.
South Africa has the worst maternity leave in the world
South Africa is one of the four worst countries in the world for maternity leave, with new mothers not guaranteed any pay.
Another hammer blow from the US for South Africa
The United States is not likely to extend Agoa, placing further strain on South Africa’s relationship with the world’s largest economy.
South African investors want a piece of Johann Rupert’s R113 billion pile of cash
Protea Capital Management CEO Jean Pierre Verster is the latest investor drawn to Johann Rupert’s Reinet.
New wave of US investment to create up to 1,000 jobs
Bank of America is set to create up to 1,000 new jobs in Belfast, marking its first operation in Northern Ireland.
The ‘woman of steel’ who took corporate South Africa by storm and now watches over its biggest bank
Nonkululeko Nyembezi is the current chair of Standard Bank, bringing with her four decades of experience across industries.