Katja Hamilton

Africa is challenging the global ratings establishment with the launch of its first homegrown credit agency in the capital of Mauritius, Port Louis today, Wednesday, 7 October 2026.

As banking becomes increasingly digital, the challenge is no longer simply offering more services, but making them easier to use.

Africa's financial inclusion story has made progress, but the numbers reveal a stubborn gap. Eighteen years after the IMF identified inclusion as part of South Africa's broader transformation agenda, account ownership across sub-Saharan Africa has risen from 49% in 2021 to 58% in 2025, according to the World Bank's Global Findex 9 Oct 2026

Escalating public exchanges between International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola and US Ambassador Brent Bozell III over South Africa's land-reform policies are deepening uncertainty for exporters, Exporters Western Cape (EWC) chairman, Terry Gale cautioned

Cape Town's property boom is becoming a double-edged sword, with soaring prices and worsening affordability threatening to push ordinary residents out of the market.

The 2026 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) brings welcome relief for consumers through temporary fuel-levy reductions for November and December, as Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana reaffirmed the government's commitment to sustainable public finances, with the budget deficit projected to narrow and the primary surplus to rise over the medium term.

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana in his MTBPS address yesterday signalled government's books are healing faster than most households' budgets.

The Finance Minister's confirmation in his 2026 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) that South Africa's public finances are stabilising is encouraging, particularly the continued commitment to infrastructure investment. However, with economic growth revised down to just 1.2% for 2026, the priority must be translating this investment into meaningful employment opportunities for young South Africans.

Gold’s sharp decline signals shifting market sentiment as surging oil prices, Middle East tensions and higher-for-longer interest rates weigh on the rand.

The 19th Green Building Convention, hosted by the Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA), opened on Tuesday, 27 October 2026 at the Century City Conference Centre in Cape Town, bringing together more than 800 built environment and sustainability leaders under the theme The Green Revolution: From ambition to action