Inflation cooled markedly in 2025, with the consumer price index averaging 3.2%, down from 4.4% in 2024 and comfortably within the Reserve Bank’s target range, signalling success in containing price ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has marginally raised its forecast for South African economic growth for 2026 to 1.4% from 1.2%, a rate that remains woefully inadequate to address the country’s ...

South Africa has declared a national disaster after severe weather conditions led to deadly floods across parts of the country. Heavy rainfall, strong winds, lightning and flooding have resulted in ...

South Africa has welcomed the US House of Representatives’ approval of a three-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). IOL previously reported that the US House of ...

In 2025, South Africa’s new-vehicle sales increased 15.7% year on year to 596 818 units. The local passenger-vehicle segment drove much of that growth, improving 20.1% compared to 2024 to reach 422 ...

More than 1 000 Zimbabweans were intercepted while attempting to enter South Africa illegally a day after Christmas, highlighting the growing pressure at the country’s borders during the festive ...

As the US administration on Thursday warned South Africa of “severe consequences” over the arrest and subsequent deportation of seven Kenyan nationals, found to have been engaged in US work without ...

The South African government said it's all systems go for what is arguably the most important event on the country’s calendar in 2025, as the G20 heads of state prepare to meet later this week. South ...

The Minister of Employment and Labour, Ms Nomakhosazana Meth notes the reduction of the unemployment rate released by the Statistics South Africa, Statistician General Risenga Maluleke, which ...

South Africa has 117GW of renewable energy projects at advanced stages of development, which could be ready to connect to the grid within the next five years. This is according to the 2025 South ...

The 67th Miss South Africa pageant crowned Qhawekazi Mazaleni as the winner on October 25 at SunBet Arena, Time Square, Pretoria, but not everyone was celebrating. Multi-media personality Somizi ...

The South African men’s hockey team beat Egypt 5-1 in the final of the 2025 African Hockey Cup of Nations in Ismailia, claiming their eighth continental title and booking their place at the 2026 FIH ...