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- Capital
- Pretoria
- Currency
- South African rand · ZAR
- Central bank
- South African Reserve Bank
- Regional membership
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- English, isiZulu, isiXhosa, Afrikaans, Sepedi, Setswana, Sesotho, Xitsonga, siSwati, Tshivenda, isiNdebele, South African Sign Language
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- Johannesburg Stock Exchange
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Figures
- GDP (current US$)
- $427.2 bn · 2025
- GDP growth (annual %)
- 1.1% · 2025
- Population
- 64.7 m · 2025
- Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
- 3.2% · 2025
- Personal remittances received (current US$)
- $1.0 bn · 2025
- Exchange rate · ZAR
- 16.09 ZAR per US dollar · 2026-08-29
World Bank, World Development Indicators, via the World Bank API; year as published. Mid-market reference from exchangerate-api.com, refreshed daily; not a dealing rate.
Headlines · 48
From the AllAfrica country feed and pan-African newsrooms; each item links to the original.
Moneyweb
What happens if you give everyone $700? A local economy thrives
As many as 230 000 adults in two districts of Malawi are each receiving about 1.2m kwacha, or almost $700, and they can do whatever they want with it.
Moneyweb
Refinery rivalry exposes East Africa’s regional tensions
Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania are each backing rival refinery and energy projects worth billions of dollars – proof that old regional tensions haven't gone away.
Moneyweb
First US phosphate plant in decades planned amid global conflict
A proposed Louisiana plant could produce more than a million tonnes of phosphate fertiliser a year, reducing US dependency on imports as global supply chains face disruptions.
Moneyweb
The pension fund powering Rwanda’s economic miracle
Workers’ retirement savings have helped transform Kigali, but Rwanda’s services-led growth model is struggling to generate enough jobs.
Moneyweb
Growthpoint turns Ninety One’s Cape Town HQ into a lower-carbon asset
Following a major refurbishment that retained the building’s existing concrete structure while upgrading its energy efficiency, renewable energy supply, and workplace infrastructure.
AllAfrica · South Africa
Cell C Earnings Jump 57 Percent As Debt Falls After Restructuring
[Daba Finance] South African mobile operator Cell C reported a 57.4% increase in full-year headline earnings as prepaid and wholesale revenue grew and a balance-sheet restructuring cut its debt. Headline earnings per…
Moneyweb
Kenners antwoord luisteraarsvrae
Elke Brink, direkteur en welvaartbestuurder by PSG Wealth R21 en Omri Thomas, direkteur en portefeuljebestuurder by Abax Investments, beantwoord die vrae wat luisteraars se sakke raak.
Moneyweb
Marthinus Stander, uitvoerende hoof van Rainbow Chicken, bespreek die groep se winssyfers.
Moneyweb
Studente wil op kampusse studeer
Chris Vorster, uitvoerende hoof van STADIO, gesels oor die groep se finansiële resultate.
AllAfrica · South Africa
Update - Eskom Admits to R3-Billion in Payments 'Outside of Contractual Terms'
[Daily Maverick] Eskom released the results of its 18-month investigation into R21-billion worth of diesel contracts, but failed to make a full and frank disclosure.
AllAfrica · South Africa
Thabo Bester Trial Postponed Again, This Time to 2027
[Scrolla] The plea and trial of Thabo Bester and Nandipha Magudumana has been postponed to 19 April 2027. Bester's legal team has raised concerns about prison conditions and his access to a laptop to prepare his defence.
AllAfrica · South Africa
Musina Residents Still Living With Sewage Despite Public Protector Findings
[Health-e] Residents of Matswale township in Musina say persistent sewage spills and the stench from overflowing wastewater continue to disrupt their lives, more than a year after the Public Protector found that…
AllAfrica · South Africa
Eskom Investigation Confirms All Diesel Accounted for
[SAnews.gov.za] Eskom has completed the independent legal assessment, diesel reconciliation and verification processes arising from its investigation into diesel procurement and storage contracts, which found no…
AllAfrica · South Africa
President Ramaphosa Releases Report Clearing Adv Chauke
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorised the public release of the report of the Nkabinde Panel of Enquiry, which investigated the fitness of Gauteng South Director of Public Prosecutions Adv Andrew…
AllAfrica · South Africa
Beyond the Fish - Why Empowerment Matters More Than Aid
[SAnews.gov.za] One of the greatest challenges in scientific capacity development is not delivering programmes but measuring their long-term impact. Annual reports rightly celebrate the number of workshops delivered…
AllAfrica · South Africa
Why Your Meat Costs More Even As Your Veggies Get Cheaper
[Scrolla] Tomatoes fell 18% and oranges 17% in August, while beef rose 5% and potatoes rose 7%, according to PMBEJD's Household Affordability Index. Stats SA data shows farmers are being paid far more for livestock (up…
African Business
Who is in the room when South Africa's creative economy is decided?
The creative economy cannot thrive while the policies, capital and institutions that shape it remain fragmented. As Creative Cnergy prepares for its 2026 symposium, Collen Dlamini argues that bringing government…
AllAfrica · South Africa
Media Alert - Portfolio Committee On Higher Education to Host Colloquium On Student Accommodation
[Parliament of South Africa] The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training will tomorrow, Friday, 28 August 2026, host a colloquium on student accommodation in post-school education.
AllAfrica · South Africa
Media Statement - Cogta Committee to Set Out Next Steps for Processing Coalitions Bill
[Parliament of South Africa] The Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs on Thursday received its first substantive briefing on the Local Government: Municipal Structures Amendment Bill of…
AllAfrica · South Africa
SA Can't Tackle Migration While Ignoring Zimbabwe's Democratic Backsliding
[ISS] South Africa and SADC's reluctance to remedy misgovernance in their neighbourhood contributes to migration, sparking xenophobia and causing diplomatic embarrassment.
AllAfrica · South Africa
Taxi Boss Joe 'Ferrari' Sibanyoni Faces Madlanga Commission On Friday
[Scrolla] Taxi boss Joe "Ferrari" Sibanyoni is expected to testify at the Madlanga Commission on Friday about Kwaggafontein and alleged criminal syndicates. Sibanyoni runs a fleet of around 400 minibus taxis and was…
AllAfrica · South Africa
[GroundUp] NUFAS has accepted Betko's existing 5% wage increase, but the dispute over the union's membership remains unresolved…
AllAfrica · South Africa
Almost Every South Africa Home Now Has a Cellphone
[GroundUp] But 740,000 households still have no phone…
AllAfrica · South Africa
Thousands Wait As Gauteng Pushes for More Organ Donors
[Scrolla] About 1,100 Gauteng patients need kidney transplants or are being assessed to join the waiting list, according to the provincial health department. Only 317 organ transplants were carried out across South…
AllAfrica · South Africa
March and March 'Aftershock' Floods Joburg Court in Asylum Cases
[GroundUp] Judge orders Home Affairs to process asylum seekers at Lindela after deportation cases swamp court…
Africanews
SA court postpones extradition hearing of UK man charged with murdering family
A court in Johannesburg on Thursday postponed the extradition hearing of British man of Zimbabwean heritage wanted in the UK for the murders of his wife and two daughters.
AllAfrica · South Africa
Government Closes Musina Temporary Repatriation Centre
[SAnews.gov.za] Government has closed the Musina Temporary Repatriation Processing Centre in Limpopo after processing nearly 49 000 foreign nationals since the facility was established in June.