Financial market research company BMI expects oil prices to average $90/bbl this year, and to remain higher for longer, which will, in turn, feed into rising inflation. This will lead to pressure... 

Labour union UASA has said that the meagre growth of 1.1% in employment underpinned by employment contracts over the past 15 years, compared with the 108% growth in the number of people working... 

The global economy is moving from an initial phase of supply disruptions and inflation into a more fragile period, where prolonged uncertainty could trigger shortages and wider financial stress,... 

While global growth is expected to slow to 2.4% for the year, down from the previously projected 2.9%, growth in sub-Saharan Africa is still expected to reach 4.1% this year and 3.8% in 2027,... 

A convergence of geopolitical tensions, higher energy prices and climate risks is reshaping the outlook for agricultural producers, exporters and agribusinesses, thereby creating conditions that... 

Global business insolvencies are set to rise by 6% this year, on the back of a 6% rise in 2025, which would result in the fifth consecutive year of growing insolvencies, before plateauing at a high... 

Industry organisation the Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA) says its late mandarin export estimate for the 2026 season confirms that there is stability in production, although... 

State-owned Eskom’s 8.76% hike in electricity tariffs for the 2026/27 financial year, combined with higher fuel prices, are compromising the food security of South African households by eroding... 

South African consumers are adjusting their financial behaviour in response to rising cost pressures, with credit bureau TransUnion's 'First Quarter 2026 Consumer Pulse Study' showing meaningful... 

Business organisation the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (Sacci’s) Business Confidence Index (BCI) declined by 3.3 index points month-on-month to 131.3 points in March. The BCI... 

Global energy demand growth slowed to 1.3% in 2025, which is slightly below the preceding decade’s average of 1.4% and significantly lower than in 2024, while global electricity demand increased by... 

Even under the low-carbon scenario, modelled by consulting firm Bain & Co in its 'Global Energy and Materials Outlook 2026' report, fossil fuel supply constitutes 52% of global primary energy... 

Global demand for steel is estimated to grow by 0.3% this year to 1.72-billion tonnes, and by 2.2% in 2027 to reach 1.76-billion tonnes, global organisation the World Steel Association (worldsteel)... 

Management consulting firm Kearney's ‘2026 Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index’ reflects a global investment environment shaped by intensifying geopolitical tensions, expanding industrial... 

South Africa's manufacturing production decreased by 2.2% in February, compared with January, after having increased by 1.9% month-on-month in January and having decreased by 1.4% month-on-month in... 

The escalation of the conflict between the US-Israel and Iran that is affecting the Strait of Hormuz region, in the Middle East, is increasingly reflected in fertiliser markets, and highlights the... 

South African food and non-alcoholic beverage (NAB) inflation (hereafter to be referred to as food inflation, for short) declined in February, the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP)... 

Financial services firm FNB's and research institute the Bureau for Economic Research’s (BER’s) Civil Confidence Index declined to 43 in the first quarter, from 52 in the fourth quarter of 2025,... 

South Africa's consumer confidence improved in the first quarter, a survey showed on Tuesday, helped by a rebound among higher-income households, although the report warned the Middle East war... 

Only 14% of global cities met the World Health Organisation (WHO) yearly particulate matter with a diameter smaller than 2.5 µm (PM2.5) guideline of 5 µg/m3, down from 17% in the previous year,... 

Credit markets analysis company S&P Global Ratings estimates that commercial long-term borrowing by the 27 African countries rated by ratings agency S&P will reach $155-billion this year, up from... 

Energy market intelligence company S&P Global Energy says the 17-million-barrel-a-day reduction in crude oil and refined product supply available to the market from March 1 to 11 represents the... 

Global trade flows of goods, capital, information and people rose at a faster rate in 2025 than in any other year since 2011, excluding 2017 and the post-Covid-19 rebound, and is set to grow at the... 

Manufacturing production decreased by 0.7% year-on-year in January, owing to weaker activity in the wood and wood products, paper, publishing and printing division; and the basic iron and steel,... 

Economic research institution the Impumelelo Economic Growth Lab, at the Bureau for Economic Research (BER), launched a new barometer on March 11 that assesses whether structural reforms are... 

The Building Confidence Index, published by financial services firm FNB and research organisation the Bureau for Economic Research (BER), remained relatively stable in the first quarter of the... 

The latest ‘Africa Trade Barometer’, which has been published yearly by financial services firm Standard Bank since 2022 and which tracks businesses' perceptions of the ease of trade in Africa,... 

Africa faces one of its most crowded electoral calendars this year at a time of shrinking global tolerance for political risk, turning the ballot box into a policy credibility test for investors... 

The Cape Town International Airport in January handled more than 367 000 two-way passengers at its international terminal, marking a 9% year-on-year increase. The airport’s domestic terminal... 

Only 4% of women across the world live in economies that provide nearly full legal equality, and this is keeping economies from reaching their full potential to grow and create jobs, says a new... 

Business organisation the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (Sacci’s) Business Confidence Index (BCI) averaged at 121.7 for 2025, which is the highest annual average recorded since... 

Manufacturing production decreased by 1.4% year-on-year in December Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) Industry Statistics director Nicolai Claassen has reported. The largest negative contributions... 

International financial institution the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as part of its yearly consultation with South Africa, has found that its economy has proven resilient thus far, owing to... 

Total investment into the African technology startup ecosystem increased by almost 50% to $1.64-billion in 2025, as the sector began to slowly recover from the impacts of the global capital... 

Government has recorded progress under the prevailing Medium-Term Development Plan (MTDP) 2024-2029, with improvements in energy stability, tourism recovery, industrial growth and social... 

Global foreign direct investment (FDI) rose 14% in 2025 to $1.6-trillion, rebounding after two weak years, although most of the increase came from financial flows through global hubs and not new... 

Frontier market economies - a cluster of 56 mostly middle-income economies - have on average achieved less than half the rate of investment growth per person in the 2020s than the rate achieved in...