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McDonald's South Africa is pleased to announce its certification as a Top Employer for 2025 by the Top Employers Institute. This recognition acknowledges the company's ongoing commitment to prioritizing its people and fostering a workplace environment in which all employees can thrive.

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Gauteng finance MEC Lebogang Maile receives a Certificate of Strategic Partnership from theUber’s Vice President for Delivery in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, Saskia de Jongh at Soweto, 3 February 2026, during the celebrations of key milestone in their partnership between Uber Eats and the Gauteng Department of Economic Development. The event marks the impact of digitisation , collaboration ...

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A Coca-Cola logo on a truck at a distribution center in Alexandria, Virginia October 16, 2012. Coca-Cola Co reported higher quarterly earnings on Tuesday, despite a hit from foreign exchange rates.

South African Budget Speech

Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) welcomes the 2026 Budget tabled by Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana in Parliament on 25 February 2026, noting its clear acknowledgement of South Africa’s central challenge: too little growth, which entrenches unemployment and inequality.

South Africa’s debt will peak this fiscal year after rising for nearly two decades, a turning point that creates space to support the economy through tax relief and infrastructure investment. Government bonds rallied.

U.S - Africa Relations

In his first remarks as US ambassador to South Africa, Leo Brent Bozell III emphasises a positive partnership, contrasting with previous criticisms he made about South Africa.

Policy

The litigation that has been initiated by various parties against the President and the Minister of Health has necessitated that President Cyril Ramaphosa following consultations with Minister Aaron Motsoaledi agree to delay the proclamation of any sections of the National Health Insurance (NHI) Act until the Constitutional Court has handed down its judgments in challenges due to be heard on 5-7 ...

Education

The South African Fulbright Foreign Student Program provides grants for South African university graduates to pursue post-graduate studies at a university in the United States (U.S.) (excludes MBA and medical/veterinary studies that require clinical contact with patients). Students are selected through a rigorous application and interview process and receive a high level of support ranging from ...

30% Tariffs

Ruling Against the Tariffs: The Supreme Court issued a ruling on February 20 vacating all U.S. tariffs imposed under the International Economic Emergency Powers Act (IEEPA), including tariffs labeled “baseline” (10% on most countries), “reciprocal” (higher than 10% and varying by country), and “trafficking” or “fentanyl” tariffs imposed on Canada, Mexico, and China. The tariffs may no longer be ...

30% Tariffs

South African business leaders and policymakers are relieved but cautious after the US Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping trade tariffs, paving the way for a lower blanket levy.