President Cyril Ramaphosa says government will intensify efforts to grow the economy, create jobs and attract investment, despite growing global uncertainties that threaten South Africa’s economic recovery. Delivering the Presidency Budget Vote in...
Across South Africa, roads crumble, wastewater systems fail, refuse accumulates and infrastructure projects stall midway through completion. Increasingly, many citizens are asking the same question: What is happening to our municipalities?...
South Africa’s growing water insecurity has moved from an environmental concern to a central economic and regulatory challenge. Deteriorating infrastructure, recurring supply disruptions, unlawful water use and increasing pressure on...
It is forgivable to think that an oil shock mainly hurts at the petrol pump. After all, that is where households feel it first. But when my colleagues and I at the Bureau for Economic Research started digging through South Africa’s fuel data, a...
Mpumalanga Province has emerged victorious at the 2026 South African Youth Water Prize (SAYWP) national competition held in Kempton Park, Gauteng, 29 May 2026, with a 17-year-old Sinenhlanhla Sikhulile Nkosi from Sintintile Secondary School in...
The Association of Water and Sanitation Institutions of South Africa (AWSISA) welcomes the establishment of the National Water Resources Infrastructure Agency (NWRIA) as a bold and visionary intervention that will fundamentally reshape South...
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has announced that both the legal and operational frameworks required to administer China’s temporary zero-tariff scheme have been finalised. The Asian country announced in February this year that it would...
As sustainability becomes a central focus in the global beauty and wellness industry, so too has the rise of greenwashing, where brands overstate or misrepresent their environmental credentials. For South African companies operating in an...
By turning water infrastructure contracts from a once-off capital project into a continuously managed, performance-driven service, public–private partnerships (PPPs) can make infrastructure far more resilient. Within this framework, EnviroServ, a...
The South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has increased the repo rate by 25 basis points to 7%, effective from 29 May 2026. SARB Governor Lesetja Kganyago said four MPC members supported the increase, while two preferred to...
