The Business Weekly

Economy

Quality infrastructure in SADC important for economic growth

On Monday, 23 March 2026, the Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Ms Alexandra Abrahams officially opened the 41st…

ANC to revitalise industrialisation and local economy

The African National Congress (ANC) Provincial Executive Committee (PEC) in the Free State has committed to growing the economy of…

Congo economy grows by 2.4 percent in 2025

By IMF Washington, DC: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the 2026 Post-Financing Assessment (PFA) with the…

Godlimpi confident in new advisory board

The Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic), Mr Zuko Godlimpi, has congratulated the newly-appointed Special Economic Zones…

MEC Makume allocates R47.9 billion for 2026/27 budget

The Free State MEC for Finance, Economic Development and Tourism Mr Ketso Makume, has tabled his financial year budget that…

Ineffective logistics cost SA R1 billion a day

During his address at the inaugural National Transport Conference in Johannesburg on Monday, 16 March 2026, President Cyril Ramaphosa said…

Localisation a national imperative to drive industrialisation

The Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Ms Alexandra Abrahams says localisation must be embraced as a national commitment…

The economic impact of the US–Israel–Iran war and rising oil prices

By Dr Calvin Mudzingiri: the current Assistant Dean of the Economic and Management Sciences Faculty at the University of the…

Godlimpi calls for consumer protection in SA

The Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic), Mr Zuko Godlimpi says even though South Africa has made significant…

SA household spending increased by 1.2%

The South African economy is proving to be resilient given its economic challenges, with major international companies exiting the market…