The National Treasury has significantly lowered South Africa's GDP growth forecast for 2025, citing a weaker global outlook ...

S&P Global did not downgrade South Africa from positive to stable, which is good news for the country. Ratings agency, S&P ...

Since the budget review in March, greater uncertainty and trade fragmentation have contributed to a weaker economic outlook.

Several African countries continue to grapple with high inflation, rising unemployment, and ongoing monetary and fiscal policy adjustments, prompting many ...

Global economic developments, including raised tariffs and trade wars, have lowered South Africa’s 2025 economic growth prospects from a predicted 1.9% Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in March ...

Explore the challenges and decisions facing South Africa's Budget 2025 as economists debate the implications of fiscal ...

“South Africa’s public finances remain particularly exposed to domestic and global shocks.” – Hugo Pienaar. We use cookies to ...

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana reveals a downward revision in South Africa's GDP growth forecast during the 2025 Budget ...

Following S&P Global Ratings’ decision to affirm South Africa’s long-term foreign and local currency debt ratings at ‘BB-’ ...

Talk of lowering the Reserve Bank’s inflation target has dashed hopes for interest rate cuts any time soon in South Africa – ...

The growth outlook has deteriorated from February when the budget was first tabled, meaning there will be less revenue in the ...