President Cyril Ramaphosa said that people are spreading disinformation about human rights abuses in South Africa, which is endangering the country’s national interests.

While banks still dominate South Africa’s credit market, retailers are rapidly growing their share of the market. Now, two of the country’s biggest retailers are looking to expand their banking offerings.

Here are some of the key developments in South Africa today, 1 December 2025.

South Africa’s painful period of high interest rates has successfully driven inflation down to the Reserve Bank’s new 3% target, paving the way for structurally lower rates, faster economic growth, reduced debt-servicing costs.

The controversial police headquarters at the Telkom Towers Complex remains unfit for use about 18 months after it was evacuated due to health and safety concerns.

Investec CEO Fani Titi said South Africa needs a reformed empowerment framework that focuses on effectiveness, accountability, and broad-based economic growth.

South Africa’s oldest building has faced multiple threats over its almost 350-year existence, the latest being contending with its associations to slavery, colonialism and apartheid.

Curious about what the skies hold? Discover the latest outlook for all nine provinces across South Africa this Monday, 1 December 2025.

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said medical scheme members will continue to choose between private or public providers under the NHI Act.

One of the country’s leading business figures chooses to stay because of the inherent goodness of its people, their resilient spirit, optimism, and a pragmatic belief in the power and potential of the private sector.