Buying Property in South Africa Still Means Finding 50% Cash Up Front
Buying property in South Africa means foreign buyers usually borrow only 50% of the price under a long-standing rule, so...
September 4, 2026Section
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South Africa Unemployment Hits 33.6% as Ramaphosa Faces 4 November Vote
South Africa's unemployment rate rose to 33.6% in the second quarter of 2026, with 8.481 million jobless, before the 4...
September 4, 2026
Sea Point One-Bed Rents Push Cost of Living Cape Town Above R18,000 a Month
The cost of living Cape Town expats face in 2026 is climbing as Sea Point one-bed rents top R18,000 a...
September 4, 2026
JSE Index Reclaims 116,000 as Miners Rally While Naspers and Prosus Drag
The JSE index closed at 116,687.82 on 3 September 2026 as gold and platinum miners rallied hard in August, while...
September 4, 2026
SARB Hikes to 7% as November Municipal Elections Test the Rand Outlook
SARB hiked the repo rate to 7% in May 2026 and held it there in July, as the 4 November...
September 4, 2026
Brazil and South Africa Talk Trade as US Tariffs Push Them Together
Brazil South Africa trade deepens after US tariffs hit both: bilateral trade was about US$2bn in 2025, with minerals and...
September 1, 2026
Eskom’s Best Grid Year in Six Comes With a US$187 Million Caveat
Eskom diesel spending fell 82.38% to R1.04 billion this financial year, even as the utility conceded R3 billion in payments...
August 29, 2026
Two Mexicans, Three Zimbabweans in Court Over Limpopo Meth Lab
A Limpopo meth lab raid near the Zimbabwean border led to five arrests, with drugs and equipment valued by prosecutors...
August 29, 2026
Two Southern African Airports Hit Jet Fuel Trouble in One Week
A jet fuel shortage disrupted supply at OR Tambo after a Sasol refinery outage, while a contaminated cargo left Namibia...
August 29, 2026