South African Farm Groups Urge BRICS to Remove Agricultural Trade Barriers
BRICS agricultural trade underperforms, say AgriSA and Agbiz: South African farm exports to the bloc were only US$1.1 billion in...
September 11, 2026Topic
South Africa
Chinese Cars Reshape South Africa Used Market as WesBank Flags Resale Risk
WesBank warns Chinese cars now make up about 40% of its vehicle finance deals, but resale values remain uncertain as...
September 11, 2026
FirstRand Shareholders Could See US$2 Billion Windfall From Aldermore Sale
FirstRand shareholders could see a R35 billion windfall from the Aldermore sale, though the figure is not independently confirmed by...
September 11, 2026
Transnet Returns to Profit as US$4 Billion Investment Plan Advances
Transnet reported a R4.6bn profit for the year to March 2026, its first in four years, as a R70bn investment...
September 11, 2026
South Africa Moves to Formalise Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining
South Africa is criminalising illegal gold extraction while creating permits for artisanal miners, after an estimated R60 billion loss in...
September 10, 2026
Strong rand and weather claims hit Sanlam earnings
Sanlam's adjusted headline earnings fell 22% to R7.7 billion in the six months to June 2026 as a stronger rand...
September 10, 2026
South Africa’s Economy Shrank, and Mining Did Most of the Damage
South Africa GDP fell 0.2% in the second quarter of 2026, ending a six-quarter run of growth, as mining, trade...
September 8, 2026
Stolen South African Chrome Is Already Inside the World’s Stainless Steel
Illegal chrome mining South Africa costs about 600,000 tonnes a year, roughly 10% of output, and launders into the legal...
September 4, 2026
Ramaphosa Asks a Cape Town Court to Set Aside the Phala Phala Report
The Phala Phala report review reached the Western Cape High Court, where Ramaphosa's counsel argued the Section 89 panel applied...
September 4, 2026