# Statistics South Africa says inflation edged up to 3.1-percent in March from three-percent in February, with prices rising by 0.6-percent month-on-month. The increase was driven by higher costs in several categories including education, transport, housing and accommodation services, with tuition fees jumping by 5.4-percent. Stats SA’s Patrick Kelly says transport inflation remained in deflation […]
# Credit bureau TransUnion’s ‘First Quarter 2026 Consumer Pulse Study’ shows South Africans are tightening their belts as rising living costs reshape financial behaviour. According to the study, 41-percent cite inflation as their top concern, while 35-percent expect to miss bill payments. Despite pressure, 69-percent remain optimistic about finances. Many households are cancelling subscriptions, and […]
# African Climate Foundation director Saliem Fakir says municipalities are central to achieving climate goals. Speaking at the Climate Action Support Project launch, Fakir stressed that while national and provincial just transition efforts are vital, real impact happens at the local level. He says the Climate Change Act requires municipalities to develop response plans, which […]
# Die Chinese president Xi Jinping sê Beijing is gereed om Afrikalande te help met die ekonomiese onrus van die Amerikaans-Israelse oorlog teen Iran. Afrikalande maak baie staat op brandstof-invoere, voedsel en kunsmis, en daar is tans wêreldwye ekonomiese skokke wat voortspruit uit die sluiting van die Straat van Hormoes. Xi sê China en Afrika, […]
# Concerns are mounting over fuel tampering in South Africa, with illegal blending of paraffin and diesel becoming more widespread and sophisticated. The chief operating officer of a leading provider of risk management and security services in South Africa, Waal de Waal, told ENCA more than 100 suspected illegal depots have been identified across Gauteng, Mpumalanga, […]
# The South African Motor Body Repairers Association warns that increasing vehicle write-offs may be reaching a risk point. National director Juan Hanekom says this trend could flood the market with damaged vehicles, as these cars could find there way back on the roads, raising safety concerns with some cars written off at just 35-percent […]
# Die minister van Vervoer, Barbara Creecy, sê dis onaanvaarbaar dat die Suid-Afrikaanse Lugdiens twee agtereenvolgende ouditvrywarings van die Ouditeur-Generaal ontvang het. Die lugredery het in die 2024/25-boekjaar 83-persent van sy jaarteikens bereik en ‘n wins van 30-miljoen-rand getoon. Dit het egter ‘n bedryfsverlies van 472-miljoen-rand aangeteken. Creecy het aan die Parlement se portefeuljekomitee oor […]
# Chinese president Xi Jinping says Beijing is ready to help African countries navigate the economic turmoil from the US-Israeli war against Iran. African countries, which rely heavily on imports of fuel, food, and fertiliser, have been affected by the global economic shocks resulting from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Xi says China […]
# Build One South Africa verwelkom die Nasionale Vergadering se bekragtiging van die Wetsontwerpe op die Verdeling van Inkomste en van Spesiale Toewysings. Die Wetsontwerp op die Verdeling van Inkomste gee ʼn uiteensetting van die verdeling van staatsfondse tussen nasionale, provinsiale en plaaslike regering. Die Wetsontwerp op Spesiale Toewysings voorsien ʼn bykomende 13,5-miljard-rand vir dringende […]
