The report also highlighted a total economic contribution of R4.83 billion, demonstrating the multiplier effect of tourism on hospitality, transport, entertainment, and retail sectors.

A new Government of National Unity (GNU) has been in place since June 2024, which the markets have welcomed. The GNU faces difficult challenges: declining GDP per capita, high unemployment, poverty ...

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with South Africa.

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation [1] with South Africa.South ...

Closer to home, the CSIR reported in 2021 that South Africa wastes approximately 10.3 million tonnes of food annually—roughly ...

In light of the Altron FinTech Household Resilience Index, Dr Roelof Botha deplores the MPC’s rate-cut decisions and ...

- 08:15 (EU) ECB Interest Rate Decision: Expected to cut Key Rates by 25bps; Expected to cut Deposit Rate by 25bps to 2.75%; Expected to cut Main 7-Day Refinancing Rate by 25bps to 2.90%; Expected to ...

Saudi Arabia's real gross domestic product increased 1.3% in 2024, preliminary government data released on Thursday showed.

The German economy, Europe's largest, also contracted 0.2% for all of 2024, the second straight year of declining output. The outlook for this year isn't much better. The government slashed its 2025 ...

General, Risenga Maluleke, defends the integrity of the 2022 Census data against criticism from two UCT professors.

South African agricultural organisations have questioned the sector’s steep decline in last year’s Q3 GDP data. The Bureau for Food and Agriculture Policy, which is renowned for its insight, dug into ...

South Africa's inflation rose to 3% in December 2024 from 2.9% in November The slower-than-anticipated increase strengthens expectations of a 25 basis-point interest rate cut The central bank has ...