Pharmacy group Dis-Chem has reported a 17% drop in profit for the six months ending 31 August 2023, attributed to tough trading conditions, load shedding costs...
South Africa’s new budget confirms the already-cautious assessment by Moody’s Investors Service that underpins its stable outlook for the country’s credit rating while highlighting key risks....
Major South African corporations are searched every month as thousands of South Africans try to find new working opportunities. Recently, Switch on Business said that Capitec was...
The persisting economic strain on businesses and consumers continued to impact directly on new vehicle sales as aggregate domestic new vehicle sales continued to decline. This...
South Africa’s finance minister will honour an over-budget wage increase for public servants despite fiscal constraints while also looking at proposals to cut down the size...
The Alternative Information and Development Centre (AIDC) – a non-government organisation and socioeconomic think tank – has lambasted finance minister Enoch Godongwana’s medium-term budget, saying that...
The number of government employees earning over R1 million per year has increased by 450% from a decade ago, with 55,000 public workers now considered millionaires....
The latest food basket data from the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity group (PMBEJD) shows that oil and fat prices were generally the only foods to...
The rand gained favour in early trade today (2 November 2023) as an end to the US rate hike cycle is supported, and analysts approved of...
The latest data from Eskom shows that the utility went to great lengths to keep load shedding at bay between 20 and 28 October – despite...