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 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...
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...
