The National Treasury’s 2026 Budget proposed inflationary increases to “sin taxes” on alcohol and tobacco, offering relative relief to the industry, given that above-inflation hikes were expected.

Over the next three years, growth is projected to average 1.8% and reach 2% by 2028

Minister warns that municipalities must reinvest collected revenue in essential services, citing Johannesburg’s water backlog of R64 billion

Here’s how much South African investors can now invest tax-free every year.

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says that visible police forces and permanent roadblocks will soon be deployed to the province’s shopping hubs.

South Africa’s debt will peak this fiscal year after rising for nearly two decades, a turning point that creates space to support the economy through tax relief and infrastructure investment.

South Africa’s 2026 Budget has raised various fuel levies in line with inflation, pushing up petrol and diesel prices as the government seeks additional funding, including support for the financially strained Road Accident Fund.

South African taxpayers were afforded relief in the 2026 Budget, with full inflationary adjustments to personal income tax brackets and medical tax rebates.

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivers the 2026 Budget Speech

KwaZulu-Natal, however, has a better literacy story to tell: it starts with a low Grade 1 score but more than doubles it by Grade 3.

A widening gap between skills taught at school and university and those wanted by employers is fuelling South Africa’s deepening youth unemployment crisis.

Mustek, one of South Africa’s only pure-play technology companies listed on the JSE, released mixed results.

SARS has confirmed that offshore financial secrecy is effectively over, with expanded global automatic information sharing making it increasingly difficult for taxpayers to hide undeclared foreign assets or income.

Eskom, the world’s biggest emitter of the toxin sulfur dioxide, presented a study that argues against the cost of installing equipment to limit emissions, risking a breach of a World Bank loan agreement and riling environmental activists. 

Many of South Africa’s luxury residential estates face rising financial and legal risks because their governance structures have not kept pace with asset growth, infrastructure demands and stricter HOA oversight.

ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula says service delivery in Johannesburg is in a dire state and the public should vote for the ANC in local government elections to remedy this, despite the city currently being run by an ANC-led coalition.