The revamped fiscal framework will be keenly watched by S&P Global Ratings, which currently has a positive outlook on South Africa. A credible outcome could secure the first credit rating upgrade ...

Award-winning economist Dawie Roodt warns that South Africa’s current trajectory is unsustainable and that the country needs to make big changes to jumpstart economic growth. South Africa’s ...

PRETORIA, April 24 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in South Africa on Thursday for talks with President Cyril Ramaphosa on bilateral cooperation and efforts to end ...

DA leader John Steenhuisen pictured with President Ramaphosa (L) and Deputy President Paul Mashatile (R) not long after their coalition was formed South Africa's coalition government is on shaky ...

South Africa will push to have United States President Donald Trump’s punitive 30% tariff — which has been stayed for 90 days — permanently dropped “dramatically” or at least to the ...

Consumer price inflation dropped to a surprising low of 2.7% in March 2025, giving some hope for further interest rate cuts in South Africa despite unsettled markets. Annual consumer price ...

The Africa Program recently published a Critical Questions on the expulsion last month of South African Ambassador to the United States Ebrahim Rasool. This was a significant moment in U.S.-South ...

An extensive network of undersea cables connects South Africa to the rest of the world, and international tech giants Meta Platforms and Google are working on two more. Ten undersea cables ...

With one exception. The Trump administration has thrown open the doors to white Afrikaners from South Africa, establishing a program called “Mission South Africa” to help them come to the ...

Rugby is one of South Africa’s most popular sports, and it’s safe to say that the country is one of the best in the world. The Springboks are on another level and have some of rugby’s best ...

The controversial song, featuring the lyrics "kill the Boer" and "shoot the Boer"—Boer being a term for a white farmer—has long been a source of contention in South Africa. Its use has ...