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The results of the 2025 Shiraz SA Challenge — South Africa’s benchmark competition for Shiraz, Shiraz-based blends, and Shiraz rosé — were announced on Thursday, 7 August 2025 at Blacksmith’s Estate in Paarl. The event celebrated the variety, quality, and innovation in South African Shiraz. Chair of Shiraz SA, Riaan Möller, noted a continued rise …

South Africa’s fibre Internet industry should expect more significant business deals in the sector if Vodacom’s acquisition of a 30% stake in Vumatel and DFA parent Maziv proceeds. The Competition Tribunal initially prohibited the deal, but after further negotiations between the parties and the Competition Commission, the deal is now before the Competition Appeals Court …

Malcolm Libera  ·8 Aug 2025 Due to unique trade and domestic challenges faced by South Africa, it could soon lose its crown position as Africa’s largest economy. Azar Jammine, director and chief economist at Econometrix, highlighted this following the International Monetary Fund’s decision to keep South Africa’s 2025 growth forecast unchanged at just 1%.  This …

“Notwithstanding the tariff uncertainty, the ZAR has clawed back more lost ground. Some of that is due to the USD retreating as traders focus on the rising probability of more rate cuts in the U.S., which will erode any remaining carry trade advantage the USD might enjoy,” said ETM Analytics in a note. U.S. imports …

South Africa is close to shutting the door on just over two decades of copper-based broadband Internet connectivity. In a recent quarterly trading update, Telkom revealed that by the end of June 2025, it had 25,306 digital subscriber line (DSL) customers left — less than half the 54,269 it had at the same time a …

Motorsport South Africa (MSA) is proud to announce the official South African team selected to compete in the 2025 FIM Africa Motocross of African Nations (MXoAN) Continental Championship. The Championship will take place at the Donnybrook Raceway in Harare, Zimbabwe, from 15 to 17 August 2025. The event will bring together Africa’s elite motocross talent …

Staff Writer  ·7 Aug 2025 The Department of Basic Education has gazetted two sets of regulations for public schools in South Africa, which are now open for public comment. Broadly, the two sets of regulations deal with classroom sizes and admission policies of public schools and come from the controversial Basic Education Laws Amendment Act, …

 ·7 Aug 2025 The South African environment ministry’s failure to issue trophy export quotas for elephant, leopard and black rhinos for the last five years has halted hunting safaris that cost as much as $350,000 (R6.2 million) each, an industry lobby group said. The industry has lost up to R2.25 billion as a result of …

A Localisation Support Fund (LSF) report on the impact of offshore e-commerce players operating in South Africa estimates that platforms like Temu and Shein have cost 8,000 local jobs. In an interview with SABC News, Simon Eppel, director of research at the South African Clothing and Textile Workers Union, described the effect as “smash-and-grab” economics. …

Lesotho’s Parliament buildings in Maseru. Photo: Sechaba Mokhethi The Migrant Workers Association of Lesotho says Basotho nationals in South Africa are being denied medical care at clinics and hospitals. The association warns that denial of care is undermining Lesotho’s efforts to combat HIV in the region. The association called on the Lesotho government to take …

Rose, Tecla and Thando are not alone. Thousands of non-South Africans, many of whom are extremely vulnerable, are struggling to access urgently needed and basic healthcare. South Africans who have lost or forgotten their ID documents, or those they assumed ‘did not look or sound South African’ enough, are also losing access. This is not …

Volkswagen has announced that the all-new Tayron SUV is now available to pre-order in South Africa. The Tayron is the brand’s penultimate SUV, slotting between the popular Tiguan and the flagship Touareg. The company confirmed that the new vehicle will be made available in three specifications – Base, Life, and R-Line – though unfortunately, it …

Local toy store ToyClick is now offering Transformers Blokees locally. The toys sell for R250 per blind box. Blokees have become fast favourites for collectors overseas. Over the last few years Blokees has taken over the world with its huge array of buildable action figures. Despite the name Blokees have more in common with modern …

News ▪ Posted August 7, 2025 By: Cale Nuttall We have rounded up the five most affordable 4×4 double-cab bakkies available in South Africa in 2025. Here’s the list.  With their adventure-focused provisos, four-wheel-drive double-cab bakkies hold a special place in the South African market. However, many vehicles of this ilk have become quite expensive. …

South Africa’s diplomatic and trade crisis can rightly be attributed to the ANC government’s long-standing flawed socialist policy directives and failed foreign policy. For decades, the nation’s economy has reeled under the weight of widespread corruption, state capture, and self-enrichment conducted under the guise of Black Economic Empowerment (BEE). The ANC’s persistent deflection of blame, …

Kagiso Rabada © Getty Images South Africa’s leading paceman Kagiso Rabada says it is time to move on from the euphoria of beating Australia in the World Test Championship final while admitting a belated major trophy success has come as a relief to his team. Rabada will lead South Africa’s attack as they take on …

By Nqobile Dludla South Africa’s cabinet has approved participation in an international effort to boost the marketing of real diamonds, responding to the increasing appeal of lab-grown gems and funded by a 1% levy on the annual revenues of diamond companies. The natural diamond market has struggled in the past three years due to rising consumer …

High fees, gaps in consumer education and friction related to ease of use are just some of the factors holding back the adoption of South Africa’s PayShap payments platform, especially in lower segments of the economy where cash still dominates. PayShap, introduced in 2023 to facilitate rapid, low-cost payments in South Africa, lags behind similar …

By Dr Brett Lyndall Singh South Africa stands at a crucial crossroads in its economic journey. As the largest economy on the African continent, it plays a pivotal role in driving growth and stability across the region. Despite the challenges posed by shifting global trade dynamics, particularly the recent imposition of tariffs by the United …