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Medium - Term Budget

JOHANNESBURG, 12 NOVEMBER 2025 - Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) welcomes and commends Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on delivering the 2025 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) focused on reaffirming the government’s commitment to fiscal stability, debt containment, driving lower inflation, lower borrowing costs and structural reform.

Employement

South Africa’s unemployment rate has decreased by 1.3 percentage points in the third quarter of the year, moving to 31.9% from 33.2% in the second quarter.

The Sustainable Food and Agricultural Systems work stream of the Business 20, a G20 engagement group, has endorsed three principles that it argues will contribute to the building of sustainable food systems and agriculture. The principles are increased trade, resilient supply chains, and sustainable agricultural practices.

Agricultural economist Wandile Sihlobo explains these three principles and ...

Pharma

South Africa started a clinical trial for its oral cholera inoculation, the first developed from scratch locally in 50 years as President Cyril Ramaphosa has joined continent-wide calls for growing vaccine self-sufficiency.

Vodacom Group announces a pivotal agreement with Starlink, the world's largest satellite broadband provider, to deliver high-speed, low-latency broadband internet to millions of businesses across Africa and to expand rural network coverage. This collaboration marks a crucial step in bridging the digital divide and unlocking new opportunities for economic growth, education, and innovation across ...

Economics
Thought Leadership

In a recent Thought Leader Lecture at Stellenbosch University, Yellowwoods CEO Adrian Enthoven assessed the progress that SA has made in the last few years.

B20

Gauteng’s joint traffic operations leading up to the G20 Leaders' Summit

U.S - Africa Relations

NAIROBI, Nov 10 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President JD Vance has called off a visit to Kenya planned for later this month after his expected trip to the G20 summit in South Africa was cancelled by President Donald Trump, the East African nation's government said on Monday.

You probably don't give much thought to the device that you're reading this article on, as long as it looks good and keeps working.

But the elements that power and run it are the subject of an escalating struggle between the world's two biggest economies - the US and China - with African countries in the eye of the storm.

JOHANNESBURG, Nov 7 (Reuters) – South Africa’s net foreign reserves rose to $69.364 billion at the end of October from $67.865 billion in September, central bank data showed on Friday.