
South Africa kicking its petrol price disaster down the road
South Africa is essentially kicking the can down the road by reducing the fuel levy in April, and potentially May, as these costs been to be unwound later down the line.
SUNDAY, 24 MAY 2026, 15:28

South Africa is essentially kicking the can down the road by reducing the fuel levy in April, and potentially May, as these costs been to be unwound later down the line.

STADIO has partnered with the City of Cape Town to develop a first-of-its-kind bachelor’s degree in municipal policing to professionalise and expand training for metro police across South Africa.

Brenthurst prides itself on its comprehensive communication strategy which has established the company as a leading brand in boutique wealth management.

Club Med has landed in the middle of a furore over the best way to keep sharks from attacking tourists at its more than R2 billion South African resort.

Knysna is facing severe governance and financial challenges, with failing basic services, rising wage costs, and leadership instability pushing the municipality towards collapse.

Germany has agreed to give South Africa a new €200 million (R3.8 billion) concessional climate loan, and the two countries will deepen cooperation in other areas like critical minerals.

The Mangaung Metro, which governs Bloemfontein and surrounding towns, has lost more than R1.6 billion worth of water over the past five financial years.

South African households and businesses are paying the bill for decades of corruption, mismanagement, and rising debt at public companies and municipalities.

While local asset classes suffered in March due to the Middle East war, their outperformance in 2025 and the start of this year has proved to be a saving grace.

On 14 February 2026, Century City announced its new R700 million conference centre and hotel development, which will be built next to the Mall of Africa.

The new leader of South Africa’s second-biggest political party expects the stability of the nation’s coalition government to be put to the test when its larger rival holds internal elections next year.

Canal+’s turnaround plan for MultiChoice is progressing well, with many positive developments emerging.

The new SARS commissioner faces the daunting task of collecting over R2 trillion in the 2026/27 fiscal year.

The newly launched Robin’s Nest apartments at Voliere Estate offer one of the last opportunities to buy sectional title property in the highly sought-after town of Stellenbosch.

One of South Africa’s top asset managers has warned that an open and competitive electricity market may leave Eskom with mostly non-paying customers.

Business owners in Cape Town’s informal economy are threatened with violence and even death as part of extortion rackets.

Oil surged while stocks and bonds fell after President Donald Trump ordered a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, heightening tensions with Iran following the collapse of weekend peace talks.

Many small businesses in South Africa’s informal sector remain unregistered and outside the tax system often due to administrative burdens or a lack of data available to SARS.

Remgro, the company founded and chaired by billionaire Johann Rupert, has revealed that its top executives have sold R52 million in shares.

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has not been accredited to attend the upcoming meeting of the G20 finance chiefs in Washington, deepening a rift with the US.

The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition is positive that Tongaat Hulett and the collapsing local sugar industry can be saved.