Business

South Africa’s GDP rises 0.8% in Q2 as manufacturing, mining rebound

Cape Town – South Africa’s economy recorded stronger growth in the second quarter of 2025, expanding by 0.8% following... Read more

9 Sep

Countries

Malawi’s debt crisis deepens as aid cuts hurt

Lilongwe – Behind a dimly lit bar in Malawi’s capital, Ben Manda rubbed his tired eyes and poured a customer... Read more

25 Apr

Business

SA’s US trade crisis: Tariffs, tensions, and the billion-dollar AGOA gamble

Cape Town – Experts warn that South Africa’s fragile ties with the United States could jeopardize its economic recovery,... Read more

27 Mar

Business

South African economy slows in 2024

Johannesburg – South Africa’s economy slowed for a third straight year in 2024 but dodged a recession in the... Read more

5 Mar

Business

Business confidence in SA: how a 70-year-old survey has given early signals of the economy’s pulse

Johann Kirsten, Stellenbosch University and Lisette IJssel de Schepper, Stellenbosch University Business tendency surveys provide very useful indicators of... Read more

7 Oct, 2024

Business

SA still behind globally despite GDP improvement – economist

Cape Town — South Africa’s GDP grew by 0.4% in Q2 of 2024, and despite this improvement, South Africa... Read more

4 Sep, 2024

Business

SA’s GDP grows by 0.4% in Q2 2024

Cape Town – South Africa’s GDP grew by 0.4% in the second quarter of 2024, driven mainly by the finance,... Read more

4 Sep, 2024

Business

‘Muted’ South African economy skirts recession as vote looms

Johannesburg —The South African economy grew 0.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2023, narrowly avoiding a recession that... Read more

5 Mar, 2024

Business

SA’s economy contracts as election looms

Johannesburg – South Africa’s economy contracted 0.2 percent in the third quarter following six months of slow growth, spelling... Read more

5 Dec, 2023

Business

South Africa’s GDP rises by 0.6%

Cape Town – South Africa’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased by 0.6% in the second quarter of 2023,... Read more

5 Sep, 2023