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, 2026Section
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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
Malawi Will Not Devalue, and the IMF Will Not Sign
The Malawi forex crisis has left fuel and medicine imports rationed, and a new IMF programme is stuck on the...
September 4, 2026
Lesotho Got Its Duty-Free Access Back. The Clock Is Still Running
Lesotho AGOA access is restored after a stopgap US tariff expired in July, and Congress has now voted to extend...
September 4, 2026
Eswatini’s Budget Rests on a Customs Cheque It Does Not Control
The Eswatini IMF Article IV mission left Mbabane with a deficit near 5.9 percent of GDP and public debt heading...
September 4, 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
Implats Earned US$1.9 Billion in a Year It Made US$48 Million Before
Implats FY2026 results show net income above R31bn against R761m a year earlier, with the revenue basket up 51% and...
September 4, 2026
One Citizenship Case Is Testing What South African Law Actually Says
The Chidimma Adetshina citizenship case returns to the Cape Town Regional Court on 27 February 2027, with her High Court...
September 4, 2026