Over the past five years, South Africa has seized counterfeit goods worth R9.7 billion, with the boom in illicit trade presenting a notable risk to the country’s fiscus and citizens.

At first glance, the home may not seem too different from the others, aside from the collection of camel statues and cement owls with glass bottle eyes that stand on the home’s boundary. 

Botswana President Duma Boko reiterated a plan to take control of De Beers, rebuffing a warning from the IMF that the diamond market’s prolonged slump makes it a risky undertaking.

Curious about what the skies hold? Discover the latest outlook for all nine provinces across South Africa this Tuesday, 16 December 2025.

This follows a vote of no confidence against KZN Premier Thami Nthuli.

One of South Africa’s oldest companies, Premier, has continued to grow from strength to strength, with the food producer well-positioned to continue this trend in the coming years.

RISE Mzansi leader Songezo Zibi has called the potential entrance of Starlink into South Africa a significant security risk.

South Africa’s investment landscape is undergoing a rapid shift as younger, tech-savvy investors move away from traditional unit trust funds and toward direct investing in shares, ETFs, actively managed certificates (AMCs) and even cryptocurrencies on digital and technology-driven trading platforms.

South Africa’s adoption of new global reporting standards for financial and crypto assets signals the end of crypto tax evasion, giving SARS unprecedented transparency and enforcement power.

South Africa’s central bank credited its new 3% inflation target for already helping guide expectations lower across the economy, after the formal adoption of the goal last month.

The parliamentary committee that oversees South Africa’s telecommunications industry called for the withdrawal of a policy directive that would enable Elon Musk’s SpaceX and other satellite-internet companies to operate in the country without ceding ownership.

Discovery Bank is once again the bank with the best client sentiment in South Africa, leading the 2025 Banking Sentiment Index with a record 61% Net Sentiment score – more than double the industry average of 27%.

South Africa is set for lower petrol prices and subdued inflation in 2026 as the rand oil price hits a four-year low on falling global oil prices and a stronger rand, although rising fuel taxes will significantly limit the relief for motorists.