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BizcommunitySouth African bonds rallied on Wednesday, 22 October 2026, after the government unveiled plans to cut weekly fixed-rate bond auctions and launch a bond buyback programme, while the rand was little changed following the announcement of two months of fuel-price relief.
BizcommunitySouth Africa’s slowing growth, stabilising government debt and continued cost pressures will shape the conditions small businesses face in the months ahead.
News24 BusinessFinance Minister Enoch Godongwana indicated that government will reconsider its proposed rules for moving crypto assets across the country’s borders. This should bring considerable relief to South Africa’s digital assets sector, writes Wiehann Olivier of Forvis Mazars.
MoneywebBuilding buses at home could add R1bn to GDP. The economic stakes of South Africa’s local government elections. And can SA turn its biotech talent into global treatments?
BizcommunitySouth African small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have entered the local government election period with clear expectations around the conditions needed to operate, invest and grow. Municipal service delivery, good governance and the effective management of illegal immigration have emerged as…
BizcommunityAs businesses head into 2027 budget planning, they will ask the same value-for-money questions of their marketing spend that National Treasury is now asking of government programmes in the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) tabled on 21 October 2026.
BizcommunityIn his Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), the Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, announced that the government will allocate R10 bn to the Central Energy Fund (CEF) to provide much-needed relief at the pumps for South Africans. As a result, the government will reduce the general fuel…
BizcommunityFinance Minister Enoch Godongwana in his MTBPS address yesterday signalled government's books are healing faster than most households' budgets.
MoneywebGovernment extends the SRD grant for another year.
News24 BusinessTreasury has published draft amendments to South Africa’s most important public finance management laws that, among other things, allow for the creation of a new body to probe wasteful local government expenditure.
News24 BusinessState-owned airline SAA received a R1 billion guarantee from government in August to fund its day-to-day operations amid the jet fuel price squeeze.
BizcommunityThe 2026 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) brings welcome relief for consumers through temporary fuel-levy reductions for November and December, as Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana reaffirmed the government’s commitment to sustainable public finances, with the budget deficit projected to…
News24 BusinessSouth African government bonds rallied, and the rand strengthened after Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement showed government debt as a proportion of GDP had stabilised.
The CitizenNational Treasury acknowledges that South Africa is not getting the full economic and social benefits of government spending.
ITWebSouth Africans will have to wait until February for government’s proposed national online gambling tax, says finance minister.
News24 BusinessSouth Africa will get new legislation to commit future governments to fiscal responsibility early next year, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has confirmed.
BizcommunityGovernment engagement, global trade pressures, AI and manufacturing competitiveness featured at the African Boating Conference in Cape Town, as industry leaders examined barriers to growth across the marine sector.
TechCentralTreasury has allocated R150-million to the team building MyMzansi, the government's planned one-stop services app.
ITWebGovernment’s “ghost worker” audit process flags 4 323 high-risk, suspicious cases in the payroll system, reveals National Treasury.
News24 BusinessNational Treasury says government is clamping down on fraudulent applications to the National Student Financial Aid Scheme using the same techniques that are starting to bear fruit at Sassa.
News24 BusinessThe Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement confirmed that government debt (as a percentage of GDP) has declined for the first time in 17 years.
MoneywebGovernment will publish legislation next year.
MoneywebTreasury is investigating high-risk cases as an early retirement drive promises R4.4 billion in annual savings and scope for more frontline staff.
The CitizenShilowa questions the government's plan to ease economic pressures.
Business BagelThe president wants to take a study group to meet AI's biggest names after the elections, and translation is only the start of what the technology could do for the state.
News24 BusinessFinance Minister Enoch Godongwana looks set to confirm that South Africa has finally turned the tide on government debt in the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement.
BizcommunityAs the local government elections on 4 November draw closer, it’s worth being clear about what election readiness means. The intelligence picture currently doesn’t support talk of widespread unrest. It’s more nuanced than that, and the realistic concern is disruption, which comes less from the…
ITWebRapid innovation forces businesses and governments to rethink how they approach the emerging tech, says prominent IT figure Andile Ngcaba.
The CitizenEconomists caution that improved revenue should not be mistaken for a lasting solution to South Africa's debt challenge.
News24 BusinessPresident Cyril Ramaphosa is planning to lead a delegation to Silicon Valley after the local government elections to better understand AI and how SA can benefit from it.