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The 2026 budget threw small and medium businesses a lifeline – Finfind CEO Darlene Menzies breaks down what changed and what it means for your business.
Bernard Vilakazi, senior specialist for transport and logistics at Absa, explains how National Treasury’s infrastructure investment and stronger logistics networks are poised to lower costs, boost exports, and drive South Africa’s economic recovery in 2026.
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Said to be leaving to take up a role at the IMF.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s plans to turn the country into a giant construction site are gathering pace, with the government ramping up spending on roads, power plants, dams and ports.
Increases are slightly more than inflation.
Month-end data from the CEF shows that fuel price recoveries have sunk even further, lining motorists up for a bigger-than-expected hike next week.
Dr Zeph Nhleko from the Development Bank of Southern Africa says investment into and maintenance of infrastructure – passenger freight, roads, rail, water; everything – has not been at the required level, and outlines how this is set to change.
Married couples in South Africa can now transfer twice as much money offshore without needing to get approval from SARS or the SARB.
“Out of touch, austerity-driven and insufficient to tackle the country’s persistent economic crises” was how some political parties have described Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s budget tabled in parliament on Wednesday. In his speech, Godongwana projected GDP growth of 1.8% over the medium term, well below the 3% considered necessary to stabilise per capita income and…