It may be too soon to talk about a South African rating upgrade.

Eskom has struggled to meet electricity demand in Africa’s most industrialised economy for at least a decade.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday criticised "the abuse" of international sanctions,while Russian President Vladimir Putin scolded the West for fomenting global crisis, with both leaders calling for greater BRICS cooperation.

South Africa plans to rely on localisation and other tools as part of its post-Covid economic reconstruction plan, says president Cyril Ramaphosa.

A new judicial report has claimed South Africa's former president, Jacob Zuma, is "a critical player" in a massive theft from state enterprises. But Zuma has pledged to challenge the findings.

Police launch an investigation into the death of 22 young patrons found at a popular township bar close to East London city.

The local economy bounced back in May 2022 after experiencing some moderation in the previous month, the latest figures in the monthly BankservAfrica Economic Transactions Index (BETI) show.

As the leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) gear up for their 14th summit, President Cyril Ramaphosa aims to further strengthen ties for South Africa’s growth and job creation.

The Cosafa nation had proposed to engage them on their way back home after their Afcon qualifier against the Atlas Lions

Embroiled in controversy, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday refused to answer questions about his alleged cover-up of a theft of large amounts of cash from his farm, saying only that he will appear before his party’s integrity committee over the accusations.

Senior Iranian and South African officials held talks aimed at paving ground for bilateral cooperation on information communication technology.

President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has said that Maldives is looking forward to establishing a Maldives High Commission in Pretoria, South Africa.

Reports this month indicated that the government was repatriating hundreds of South Africans and their families, who for years had fought for and aided Islamic State in Syria.

The Russian flag hangs over the Cape Town Cruise Terminal. Strictly speaking, the white, blue and red stripes peek over the building roof from the Russian-flagged icebreaker Akademik Fedorov, which has been at anchor there since arriving on Wednesday after traversing Antarctica.

Home services company Kandua.com reports an increase in semigration enquiries across South Africa as more employees aim to work from home permanently or adopt a hybrid model, namely being able to blend working from different locations: home, remotely, and in the office.

Two years since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, an array of lockdowns and disruptions in various forms resulted in extremely volatile spending behaviour from consumers, says Isana Cordier, head of consumer goods and services sector coverage at Absa.

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South Africa is expected to generate almost two million jobs by 2030 – but this is not near enough to absorb the people coming into the workforce, data from professional services firm PwC shows.

South Africa currently has 10 million barrels of crude oil in its strategic fuel reserve terminal, says Mineral Resources and Energy minister Gwede Mantashe.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured the public that the government will fully account for the taxpayer money spent on helping those impacted by the recent flooding in KwaZulu-Natal.

Data published by the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA) shows that the country’s private security sector now dwarfs the official South African Police Service (SAPS) and in some cases is performing official police duties, even when not authorised to do so.