News South Africa: Report reveals South Africans are struggling to repay their loans, especially car financing
The Credit Stress report revealed that defaulting on loan repayments has grown significantly among senior citizens.
News South Africa: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Dip On Macro Jitters From Trump's Japan, South Korea Tariffs: Analyst Says BTC 6 Months Away From Top If History Repeats
What Happened: Bitcoin slipped to an intraday low of $107,527.06 but recovered to $108,000 by late evening. Trading volume rose 18% in the last 24 hours, signaling high selling pressure. Ethereum ...
News South Africa: Agriculture Drives South Africa’s Growth as Sector Expands 17.4% in 2025
Statistics South Africa reported that the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 0.4% in the fourth quarter of 2025, contributing to an annual real GDP growth rate of 1.1% for the year.
News South Africa: South Africa: Slogans and credit cards
Three-word slogans: just one of the many areas in which South African banks are battling for dominance. Barclays’ Absa (“Today, tomorrow, together”), Nedbank, (“Making things happen”), Standard Bank ( ...
News South Africa: Facephi, experts in digital identity and fraud prevention in regulated environments, publishes a Compliance Pocket Guide for the South African financial sector
Facephi, experts in digital identity and fraud prevention in regulated environments, publishes a Compliance Pocket Guide for the South African financial sector ...
News South Africa: The Africa Payments and RegTech Forum
Join the Africa Payments & RegTech Forum 2026 for senior leaders and innovators from across the African payments, financial services, and FinTech landscape.
News South Africa: Payment delays halt scholar transport in Gauteng
Gauteng scholar transport service providers stopped operating on Monday after the Gauteng department of education failed to pay outstanding invoices on time.
News South Africa: Limpopo wants its municipal managers and CFOs to be chartered accountants
The Limpopo government says it wants to recruit chartered accountants (CAs) as chief financial officers (CFOs) or municipal managers in its municipalities. The problem is there is a shortage of ...
News South Africa: South Africa Launches ZARU Stablecoin: Why Local Money on Crypto Rails Matters
Are stablecoins one of the biggest blockchain use cases? It appears so. While crypto traders are high on “hopium,” expecting the best out of the current bear market, big moves are being made in South Africa. For years, South Africa has been at the forefront of innovation. Not only is ...
News South Africa: The South African cherry industry expands and aims to double production in five years
Growth of the South African cherry industry has been driven by varietal innovation, the incorporation of more acreage, and an increasingly defined commercial strategy.
News South Africa: South African livestock industry in crisis as FMD spreads
AFTER several years trying to curtail the rapid spread of Foot and Mouth disease across South Africa, the livestock sector there is now in crisis. South Africa lost its FMD free status in 2019, but...
News South Africa: China, South Africa agree on framework
CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- China and South Africa signed a framework agreement for a new trade deal on Friday as Africa's leading economy looks to other options following the high import tariffs imposed on it by the U.S. and its diplomatic fallout with the Trump administration.
News South Africa: A Western Financial Whip Was Lifted From South Africa’s Back – But Now We Need Another
The October 24 decision by the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to end the ‘grey list’ stigmatization against the banking systems of South Africa, Mozambique, Nigeria and Burkina Faso ...
News South Africa: Yes, Eskom is getting into the bitcoin business
What do Eskom, Rob Herzov and bitcoin have in common? A solution to declining utility revenue, grid stabilisation, and the backbone or a bitcoin treasury reserve. The world keeps turning upside down.
News South Africa: South Africa targets tourism growth through investment, connectivity and visa reforms
Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille says South Africa is strengthening its tourism growth strategy through investment promotion, improved air connectivity and visa reforms, as the country deepens ...
News South Africa: Facing Trump tariffs, Africa's leading economy says it's close to China trade deal
The U.S. slapped 30% duties on some South African goods under President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs policy — one of the higher rates applied across the world. South Africa has said it is still ...
News South Africa: SA’s accession to Afreximbank a turning point for continental economic integration
President Cyril Ramaphosa has described South Africa’s accession to the African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank) as a major milestone in advancing Africa’s economic integration, industrial development ...
News South Africa: Cryptocurrencies continue to grow in popularity across Africa
Although the sector has been in for somewhat of a wild ride this year, with scandals relating to the collapse of FTX and plunging prices shaking the confidence of crypto-enthusiasts, the industry has ...
