South Africa

Companies

Shoprite Holdings Delivers Robust 1HY26 Results: A Contrast to Zimbabwe's Retail Giants

Shoprite Holdings, South Africa’s biggest retailer by market capitalisation, sales, profit, number of employees and customer base and Africa’s largest supermarket retailer, has delivered a solid perfo

Feb 02, 2026
Opinion
Diplomacy as Economic Signal: What the South Africa–Israel Rupture Really Means

The expulsion of diplomats between South Africa and Israel is unlikely to alter economic fundamentals in the short term. Its significance lies instead in what it reveals about the intersection of dipl

 Feb 01, 2026
Zimbabwe
South Africa's Falling Maize Prices Offer Relief to Zimbabwe Amid Lean Season Food Security Strains

South Africa's maize prices have declined more than 30% year-on-year, fueled by a robust harvest that has generated substantial surpluses for both local consumption and regional exports.

 Jan 07, 2026
World
Ramaphosa Rejects Trump’s G20 Exclusion: “South Africa Remains a Full Member”

he U.S. President Donald Trump has announced yesterday, the 26th of November 2025 that South Africa would be barred from attending the 2026 G20 Summit, set to be hosted in Miami, Florida. Speaking fr

 Nov 27, 2025
Companies
Implats Eyes Growth with Optimised Operations at Zimplats and Rustenburg

Impala Platinum Holdings Limited (Implats) a leading South African platinum group metals (PGM) producer plans to redefine its volumes  from improved processing availability at Impala Rustenburg and Zi

 Sep 04, 2025
Zimbabwe
PPC Sells Arlington Estate for US$30M

PPC Ltd (PPC), through its Zimbabwean subsidiary PPC Zimbabwe Ltd (PPCZ), in which it holds an 88% stake, has taken a significant step in optimizing its asset portfolio by concluding an agreement on 2

 Aug 21, 2025
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's Inflation Surge in Local Currency, USD Enters Deflation: Comparative Analysis with SADC Peers

Zimbabwe's annual inflation rate in local currency (ZiG) skyrocketed to 92.1%, driven by food and beverage prices, while the US dollar (USD) saw a month-on-month decline of 0.3%. The repeal of Statut

 May 29, 2025
Zimbabwe's Inflation Soars in April, Both M-o-M, Year-on-Year: A Comparative Analysis with SADC Neighbours

Zimbabwe’s 2025 April inflation increased both in USD and ZiG terms, with ZiG annual inflation skyrocketing according to the lates data from Zimstat. The Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) launched in April 2024, r

Apr 25, 2025
SA Inflation Rate Falls Below Target Range for the First Time Since 2020

South Africa’s inflation rate plummeted to 2.7% in March 2025, down from 3.2% in February and below analysts’ expectations of 2.9%, marking the lowest level since June 2020 and falling below the Sout

Apr 24, 2025
Mad Money Muse:  Zimbo Economic Circus Rolls On

This week, we’ve got a buffet of absurdity: tax revisions that scream “oops, my bad,” Blessed Geza’s grand return as the wannabe Che Guevara of Harare, Blessing Mhlanga’s jailhouse blues, Chris Mutsv

Mar 19, 2025
Ben Magara Takes the Helm at Exxaro: Steering Towards a Sustainable Future

Magara is a qualified Mining Engineer with over 35 years of experience across Africa's mining landscape. His early career saw him cutting his teeth in Zimbabwe's rich mining sector before making his m

Mar 14, 2025

South Africa’s 2025 Budget: A Fragile Lifeline for Zimbabwe’s Ailing Economy?

For Zimbabwean businesses and policymakers, this figure raises a pressing question: is it enough to pull South Africa—and the region—out of its economic quagmire? As Zimbabwe’s largest trading partner

Mar 13, 2025

Electoral Integrity in SADC: A Review of Recent Polls and Challenges Ahead

Africa's electoral landscape has been historically beset by undue influences and authoritarian tendencies, compromising the legitimacy of democratic processes. This has resulted in the continent's per

Mar 03, 2025

Zimbabwe's Inflation Cools in February for Both USD, ZiG: Regional Comparison and Analysis

Zimbabwe’s inflation landscape brightened in February 2025, with month-on-month rates for both its gold-backed ZiG currency and the U.S. dollar plummeting to their lowest levels in months, according t

Feb 27, 2025

Unemployment Trends in Southern Africa: Over 7 Million Jobless in South Africa

South Africa’s unemployment rate has shown a slight improvement, declining for the second consecutive quarter to 31.9% in the fourth quarter of 2024, down from 32.1% in the previous quarter. This mar

Feb 19, 2025

Implats Production Dips 4%, Earnings Forecast Reduced

mpala Platinum Holdings (Implats) Limited, a leading South African  platinum group metals (PGM) producer, has recorded a 4% decline to 1.82 million 6E ounces for the half year to full year 2025 ended

Feb 11, 2025

Anglo American Platinum Forecasts Earnings Plunge of Between R7.6 Billion to R9.0 Billion in FY2024

The platinum group metals (PGM) sector continues to face significant headwinds, with declining prices and operational challenges weighing heavily on producers. Anglo American Platinum, the world’s lea

Feb 06, 2025

Pick n Pay’s Strategic Pivot: Online Growth Pacifies Physical Store Closures

The global retail landscape is undergoing a seismic shift, driven by the rapid rise of online sales and the gradual decline of traditional brick-and-mortar stores. This trend is reshaping the supermar

Feb 05, 2025

Land Reform Dilemma: Trump’s Potential Retaliation if Ramaphosa Defies U.S. Expectations on Land Reform

President Donald Trump has indicated that he is considering cutting U.S. aid to South Africa, one of the leading economies in Sub-Saharan Africa, in response to the country’s recently enacted Land App

Feb 04, 2025