Treasury squashes excitement over changes to foreign investment rules

Some interpreted a recent Reserve Bank circular as a key move to relax rules for pension...

Here’s how South African interest rates compare to the rest of the world

The SA repo rate is in line with other emerging markets, but higher than those in...

Reserve Bank shocked into action: SA finally gets quantitative easing

The move by the SARB is both unexpected and positive

What you need to know about the Reserve Bank’s new deputy governors

Fundi Tshazibana and Rashad Cassim have both had long careers in and outside the civil...

South African salary hikes the smallest since 1971 – and increases for civil servants have halved

Private sector salaries rose by an average of 4.5% last year.

South African shares may be on the brink of a breakthrough - but two things need to happen

The Reserve Bank has to start cutting rates. And history needs to repeat itself.

New competition may be launching – but South Africa’s Big 5 banks actually increased their dominance last year

Standard, First National Bank, Absa, Nedbank, and Investec secured an even bigger part of...

South Africans with debt will probably save on lower interest rates soon – but don’t start spending just yet

The prime interest, which currently sits at 10.25%, is expected to drop, but the...