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An artist's impression of the failed Modderfontein smart city in Johannesburg.

What a failed Johannesburg project tells us about mega cities in...

Six years ago a major development was announced in South Africa. Billed as a game changer, it was meant to alter the urban footprint...
Economic indicators for 26 October 2017 (07:00)

Economic indicators for 13 April 2017 (07:00)

Below are the economic indicators for 13 April 2017 as at 07:00 Rand / US dollar R13.42 (R13.81) Rand / euro R14.32 (R14.64) Rand / Pound Sterling...

NPA and Hawks under fire for failing to control illegal flow...

The amount of money illegally leaving the country and draining the fiscus was described as “staggering” at a joint parliamentary committee meeting yesterday and...
Economic indicators for 26 October 2017 (07:00)

Economic indicators for 5 April 2017 (07:00)

Below are the economic indicators for 5 April 2017 as at 07:00. Rand / US dollar R13.64 (R13.80) Rand / euro R14.55 (R14.70) Rand / Pound Sterling...
Economic indicators for 26 October 2017 (07:00)

Economic indicators for 6 April 2017 (17:00)

Below are the economic indicators for 6 April 2017 as at 17:00. Rand / US dollar R13.80 (R13.78) Rand / euro R14.64 (R14.55) Rand / Pound...
Economic indicators for 26 October 2017 (07:00)

Economic indicators for 24 April 2017 (07:00)

Below are the economic indicators for 5 April 2017 as at 07:00 (Values in parentheses indicates previous closing values.) Rand / US Dollar R13.01 (R13.16) Rand /...
Economic indicators for 26 October 2017 (07:00)

Economic indicators for 29 May 2017 (07:00)

Below are the economic indicators for 29 May 2017 as at 07:00 (Values in parentheses indicates previous closing values.) Rand / US Dollar R12.86 (R12.95) Rand /...
Economic indicators for 26 October 2017 (07:00)

Economic indicators for 26 June 2017 (07:00)

Below are the economic indicators for 26 June 2017 as at 07:00 (Values in parentheses indicates previous closing values.) Rand / US Dollar R12.91 (R12.97) Rand /...

Zuma signs Financial Sector Regulation Act

President Jacob Zuma has signed into law the Financial Sector Regulation Act, 2017. “The Act aims to achieve a financial system that works in the...
Economic indicators for 26 October 2017 (07:00)

Economic indicators for 27 September 2017 (07:00)

Below are the economic indicators for 27 September 2017 as at 07:00 (Values in parentheses indicates previous closing values.) Rand / US Dollar R13.37 (R13.30) Rand /...
Economic indicators for 26 October 2017 (07:00)

Economic indicators for 12 October 2017 (07:00)

Below are the economic indicators for 12 October 2017 as at 07:00 (Values in parentheses indicates previous closing values.) Rand / US Dollar R13.50 (R13.67) Rand /...
Government to dispose of its Telkom shares

Government to dispose of its Telkom shares

Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba has announced that government will dispose of its Telkom shares in order to cover a shortfall of R3.9 billion. The Minister...