
Good news about food prices in South Africa
The expected price increase for food in South Africa is expected to be moderate, thanks to an abundance of domestic and international supply.
THURSDAY, 23 APRIL 2026, 05:49

The expected price increase for food in South Africa is expected to be moderate, thanks to an abundance of domestic and international supply.

United States President Donald Trump said, “There is a very horrible thing going on in South Africa. It’s a genocide.”
If you contributed to a retirement fund during any period of employment and were not paid out the benefits, they could be part of the many billions of rands of unpaid assets still invested in a retirement fund or an unclaimed benefit fund.

Transnet’s turnaround is gaining momentum, with stabilising port and rail performance coupled with plans to open the rail network to private operators in 2026, though major issues remain.

Old Mutual says South Africans are increasingly using the two-pot retirement system for discretionary spending, a trend that could seriously undermine long-term retirement savings.
Investigative journalists Kyle Cowan and Azarrah Karrim sit down to take you behind the scenes of the problematic Virginia Solar Park.

Semigration and lifestyle demand are driving South Africans to smaller towns along the Garden Route, with four towns seeing rising building activity and growing buyer demand.

Building activity is surging across the Garden Route as strong demand from semigrants, investors, retirees and younger buyers drives rapid residential development and rising property prices.

Eskom’s shift away from historic cost-plus coal contracts to open the market for new suppliers has made it a price taker, contributing to higher electricity production costs.

A previously abandoned and hijacked Johannesburg CBD building has been redeveloped into a fully let, affordable student accommodation complex.

It is a really bad idea for a number of reasons. It can damage infrastructure, result in inequitable access to water and contamination of the water supply

South African Tourism has appointed a new marketing agency to drive long-haul travel from two massive expat destinations.

The LNG shock was underestimated. The foreign exchange and inflation feedback loop has proved more challenging than anticipated

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A 17-year-old Grade 10 pupil from Ipopeng High School has been stabbed to death in Setumong village, Ga-Matlala, in Limpopo.

The Chair, held by Professor Prinola Govenden, will focus on addressing digital inclusion, cultural representation and equitable access to knowledge in Africa’s rapidly evolving digital environment
Over 38 000 women and girls were killed in the Gaza war by the end of 2025, the UN estimated on Friday, amounting to over half of the 71 000 deaths recorded by the territory’s health ministry.