UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer nearly took an embarrassing fall in front of the world’s media, at the G20 summit in South Africa.

Gauteng, despite its large alcohol consumer base, has managed to stay below the national average increase, showing a 4.1% rise.

The battle against soaring South Africa’s meat prices is far from over, but the rate of increase appears to have stalled recently.

The biggest winner is the Construction industry in South Africa, which soared by 130 000 jobs, marking a 10.3% quarter-to-quarter increase.

Seven out of the nine South African provinces saw their unemployment rates decrease, with one province moving in the opposite direction.

South African expat Elon Musk has unprecedented conditions to meet to secure his huge $1 trillion pay deal from Tesla.

Beer drinkers are catching a small break, with prices rising only 3.5% annually, even recording a tiny monthly drop of 0.1%.

Braai lovers in Gauteng, in particular, are feeling the pinch, reporting an eye-watering annual meat-price increase.

The province that allocates the smallest share of its overall spending to employee salaries is the Western Cape.

Nearly R1 billion was spent on salaries for provincial government employees in 2023-2024, with a coastal province spending the highest.

The trend of corporate deposit holdings began following the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, as businesses prioritised liquidity.

What makes this province tick? A massive chunk of the its economic activity comes from personal services and, the mining and quarrying sector.

Meanwhile, Gauteng remains South Africa’s economic powerhouse, contributing a massive 33.2% to the country’s nominal GDP in 2024.

No respite for South Africans as latest consumer inflation numbers show prices of meat and alcoholic beverages remains high.

This growth means the value of goods and services produced in South Africa is going up, but can it lead to jobs and better living conditions?

Global broker FBS delves into the relationship between the Black Friday sales season and its impact on the financial markets.

Asia stocks hold recent gains with markets holding onto their gains for the week as confidence grows that interest rates will reduce.

The Rand seemed to be breaking down against the dollar. The following report has more information on the performance.

The pound edged up against the euro, shaking off data that showed the UK labour market lost more steam in August.

Asian shares hit 11-month low on Friday as fears of a regional conflict in the Middle East intensified and as a relentless rise in long-term U.S. yields pressured valuations, while supply concerns lifted oil prices further.

The rand started strong on Monday, jumping 1% against the Dollar to continue its short-term uptrend against the major currencies.

Experts say South Africa’s failed Transnet railway infrastructure reduced our economic growth by as much as 10% in 2023.

The South African rand stabilised on Friday after a week of volatility, with the focus turning to domestic inflation and retail sales figures this week.

Sterling rose, moving off recent lows and rallying in line with a rebound across markets. The rand was broadly unchanged in early trade

The rand has maintained its elevated volatility over the past week amongst current uncertainty. More in this week’s rand report.