South African steel production surges 24.4% year on year in August

Most economists expect another 25 basis point cut in interest rates by the Reserve Bank’s monetary policy committee

Treasury says the transactions were more than two times over-subscribed with demand from Asia, Continental Europe, the UK and the US

Fuel prices were higher but food inflation was helped by lower grain prices

The gross value of foreign assets declared is R35bn, Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba says

SA's top five exports per technology type have changed little over the past seven years, and only 7% of exports are high tech

Political decisions typically do not play a major role in UBS’s investment decisions, but SA is an exception ‘due to the very binary nature of the ...

The Bank is expected to lower interest rates despite a likely rise in inflation numbers, writes Claire Bisseker

Many economists still expect a second rate cut in 2017

All follows 34.5% rise in July to 15.6-million tonnes, bringing increase for first eight months of 2017 to 6.8% year on year, says Transnet National Ports ...

National and provincial departments spent R22bn on items such as travel, catering, entertainment and advertising in 2016-17; the DA wants some austerity

Expectations were that the deficit would narrow, but it has widened in the second quarter despite a bigger trade surplus

Political interference has weakened benefits of global GDP growth for SA, says analyst

Analysts and Business Unity SA are generally gloomy about growth with GDP ‘hamstrung by lacklustre private-sector fixed investment and jobs growth’

SA needs to get creative in stimulating small business, and tax breaks are just the thing, the Tax Indaba heard — but SARS says existing measures are not ...