Business sentiment recovers slightly, but momentum wanes after early 2025 high

Financial indicators are lifting sentiment, but the real economy remains subdued, the SA Chamber of Commerce and Industry says

Factory activity contracts in April as industries slump

Food, metals and chemical products drive steepest annual decline in more than a year

Capitec CEO argues SA’s jobless rate as low as 10%

Growing number of township entrepreneurs should be encouraged, says Gerrie Fourie

Moody’s sees little reason to lift SA’s credit rating soon

In a review of SA’s credit profile, the agency says the rating is constrained by persistent, deep-rooted challenges

SA exports and jobs at risk as major markets go green

More than 422,000 jobs are already tied to exports to countries with incoming or active CBAMs, an NZT report shows

S&P ups its presence in Africa to counter critics

S&P Global Ratings president Yann le Pallec says agency ‘heard loud and clear that we were not present enough on the continent’

S&P credit analyst says ‘metrics could turn’ if government ‘sticks to the plan’

Running primary surpluses and achieving some debt consolidation are in SA's favour

ECONOMIC WEEK AHEAD: MPs to debate new fiscal framework

After two rejections full parliamentary approval for the fiscal framework is expected this week

Economists still optimistic growth can almost double last year’s rate

While SA’s economy shows resilience, persistent weaknesses and backlogs threaten its long-term potential

Current account deficit held broadly steady in first quarter

Economists believe the trade account surplus will probably decrease further

Business confidence slips in second quarter amid SA-US tensions

The RMB/BER business confidence dropped by five points to 40 in the second quarter

SA private sector grows in May as output hits four-year high

Any figure above 50 indicates growth in private sector operating conditions

Mining in ‘technical recession’ as economy falters

Growth slows to 0.1% as manufacturing and mining weigh, despite strong agricultural rebound

SA automotive industry records strong Q1 rebound

Lower interest rates, affordable Chinese brands and social media drive 34,000 unit sales

WATCH: Unpacking SA’s latest GDP print

Business Day TV speaks to Maarten Ackerman, chief economist at Citadel

SA industry divided on fear poultry ban will spark food insecurity

Statements about a food crisis are ‘alarmist’, says Izaak Breitenbach, head of the broiler organisation at Sapa

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