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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. I felt a little hesitant about the title of this speech (“After 10 years of decline, has South Africa turned the corner?”). My father liked to quote the 16th-century scholar …

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A ‘To Let’ sign on the window of a closed store on 7th Street in the Mellville district of Johannesburg, South Africa, on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. Jobs were at the center of a post-virus reconstruction and recovery plan presented by President Cyril Ramaphosa last month, with the government committing 100 billion rand ($6.37 billion) to create …

South Africa should scrap the Road Accident Fund (RAF) levy and per-litre general fuel levy (GFL) and replace them with a per-kilometre tax based on distance covered and vehicle weight. These are Driving.co.za managing director Rob Handfield-Jones’ proposed solutions to make the fuel tax regime fairer while also addressing the rising adoption of new energy …

There is a bakkie made right here in South Africa, but you can’t buy it. Ford has a factory in Silverton on the outskirts of Pretoria in Gauteng, which manufacturers the Ford Ranger and VW Amarok for South Africa and for export to markets overseas. The one exception to this is the Ranger plug-in hybrid …

JOHANNESBURG – Women for Change, a women’s rights organisation fighting against gender-based violence and femicide, is calling on women across South Africa to stay away from work for a day in protest. The planned action, dubbed the G20 Women’s Shutdown, is scheduled for 21 November, a day before the two-day G20 Summit. The organisation says …

Yves Herman/Reuters Mercedes-Benz South Africa said CEO-designate Abey Kgotle has resigned for personal reasons, less than a month before he was set to take on the role. Kgotle, who joined Mercedes-Benz South Africa in 2017, was named in June to succeed Andreas Brand as CEO of the German luxury car maker’s South African operations. Brand, …

Staff Writer  ·11 Nov 2025 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. However, Stats SA, which compiled the data, has made changes to certain definitions and the way it collates the data outside of the standard …

Staff Writer  ·11 Nov 2025 Renowned political economist Moeletsi Mbeki says it is a misconception that Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) was an invention of the ANC. Instead, it was pioneered by Sanlam, with the mastermind behind BEE being the company’s former executive director, Attie du Plessis. Attie du Plessis was born on 9 March 1944 …

The Minister of Transport, Barbara Creecy, has confirmed that the implementation of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) Act has been delayed to 1 July 2025. The first implementation stage of the AARTO Act was meant to commence on 1 December 2025. However, the Department of Transport has assessed that some municipalities that …

Luke Fraser  ·11 Nov 2025 The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has officially acquired a 50% stake in PayInc, as it looks to modernise South Africa’s payment system.  PayInc recently rebranded from BankservAfrica and is the largest clearinghouse in Africa. The company previously worked with the SARB to launch PayShap.  Capitec and Investec have also …

SpaceX has criticised the time it is taking communications minister Solly Malatsi to issue a policy directive to reform regulations that would allow the Elon Musk-controlled company to launch the Starlink satellite broadband service in South Africa. Ryan Goodnight, senior director of market access and development at SpaceX, told an audience at the Africa Tech …

Gauteng’s joint traffic operations leading up to the G20 Leaders’ Summit The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC), Gauteng Traffic Police (GTP), Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department, (JMPD), and South Africa Police Service (SAPS) wish to inform all motorists and residents in Gauteng that a coordinated joint operation will take place on 15 November 2025, resulting in …

President Cyril Ramaphosa says if the Group of 20 (G20) is to live up to its mission of addressing the world’s most pressing economic and financial challenges, it must “significantly and urgently reduce inequality”. In his weekly newsletter to the nation, the President called on world leaders to act now to tackle rising inequality, warning …

The CAF African Schools Football Championship | COSAFA Qualifier South Africa 2025 will give youngsters in the Under-15 age-group another chance to showcase their skills on the international stage and perhaps put them on the path to a professional career in the game. The qualifier will take place in Stellenbosch from December 5-7 with the …

Truecaller is facing headwinds in South Africa, with concerns about whether it is violating the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), and the regulator is investigating complaints about the app. The investigation stems from complaints that it charges spam-marked businesses a “whitelisting” fee to remove their spam labels. However, Truecaller has denied these allegations. It …

Political analyst Roland Henwood said the withdrawal of the US from the summit is a setback for South Africa. US President Donald Trump’s decision to boycott the upcoming G20 summit in Johannesburg has sparked fierce backlash across the political spectrum. The move follows Trump’s claims of genocide of white South Africans in the country. ANC …

South African households can go entirely off-grid with a solar PV and battery backup power system, starting from around R150,000, depending on their power usage. Many frustrated households expressed keen interest in ditching their Eskom connections completely during the severe load-shedding experienced in previous years. That interest would quickly wane once a solar power installer …

Enviro Automotive has revealed the pricing and specifications for the upcoming Riddara RD6 Econ electric bakkie. Riddara is a sub-brand of Chinese carmaker Geely, which is set to launch in South Africa before the end of the year. The company has partnered with Enviro Automotive, which will function as the importer and distributor for Geely’s …

Luke Fraser  ·10 Nov 2025 President Hyper claims to be the cheapest hypermarket in South Africa, tracing its history in the country back to the 1960s.  President Hyper has only four locations in South Africa: Rustenburg, Vanderbijlpark, Krugersdorp and Fochville, with the latest expansion happening fairly recently, in 2025. The group’s stores are independently-owned, though …

South African travellers will soon have three new direct flight routes to look forward to, connecting the country more easily with Spain, Mozambique, and Zanzibar. The new routes mark a boost in air connectivity as airlines respond to a surge in travel demand, expanding tourism, and growing trade links across Africa and Europe. The biggest …

JOHANNESBURG – The FW de Klerk Foundation rejects US President Donald Trump’s allegations of a white  genocide in South Africa.  READ| No link between paracetamol and autism, major review finds Trump announced on social media that it was a disgrace for the G20 summit to be held in South Africa, and that no US official will …

Staff Writer  ·10 Nov 2025 The Department of Basic Education has gazetted new policy changes for determining school calendars in South Africa for public comment. The main change being implemented by the DBE is to remove all differentiation between coastal and inland schools and to formally get rid of the staggered school calendar. South Africa …

Government has secured a US$925 million loan from the World Bank as part of a broader US$3 billion (R55 billion) initiative aimed at helping metropolitan municipalities improve service delivery and upgrade ageing infrastructure.  The program will benefit the metropolitan municipalities (metros) of Buffalo City, Cape Town, Ekurhuleni, Johannesburg, Tshwane, eThekwini, Mangaung, and Nelson Mandela Bay.  …